Portland Timbers 3-2 Columbus Crew — MLS, 22 Feb 2026
Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in the MLS on 22 February 2026 at Providence Park, Portland. Wessam Abou Ali, Felipe Mora, Antony, Diego Rossi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Portland Timbers have won 3 and Columbus Crew 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-16'
- 1-114'assist: G. Guerra
- 2-120'assist: Cole Bassett
- 25'
- 29'Foul
- 2-244'assist: Wessam Abou Ali
- Half-time2-2
- 58'Foul
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 82'
- 82'
- 84'out: Julio Ortiz
- 84'
- 3-288'assist: Kevin Kelsy
- 90'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Portland Timbers
- 7.9Cole BassettM
- 7.7Ariel LassiterF
- 7.7Diego CharáM
- 7.5Antony AlvesM
- 7.3Alexander BonetigD
- 7.2James PantemisG
- 7.0Felipe MoraM
- 7.0Jimer ForyD
- 7.0Finn SurmanD
- 6.6Julio OrtizM
- 6.6Kevin KelsyF
- 6.6Kamal MillerD
- 6.5Brandon ByeD
- 6.2Gage GuerraF
- 6.0Kristoffer VeldeM
Columbus Crew
- 7.6Diego RossiF
- 7.3Wessam Abou AliF
- 7.2Maximilian ArfstenM
- 7.0Rudy CamachoD
- 6.7Taha HabrouneM
- 6.7Amar SejdićM
- 6.6Marcelo HerreraM
- 6.5Dylan ChambostM
- 6.3Patrick SchulteG
- 6.3Hugo PicardF
- 6.3Jamal ThiaréF
- 6.3Sean ZawadzkiD
- 6.2Dániel GazdagM
- 6.2Sékou BangouraM
- 6.2Yevhen CheberkoD
- 6.2Malte AmundsenD
Line-ups
Columbus Crew3-4-3
Portland Timbers4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Portland TimbersJack Cassidy
Substitutes
- 7Ariel Lassiter88'73'F7.7
- 80Julio Ortiz84'M6.6
- 4Kamal Miller84'D6.6
- 15Eric MillerD
- 26Hunter SulteG
- 19Kevin Kelsy73'F6.6
- 16Sawyer JuraD
- 37Noah SantosF
- 23I. Smith90'D
Columbus CrewLaurent Courtois
Substitutes
- 19Jamal Thiaré82'F6.3
- 8Dániel Gazdag82'M6.2
- 14Amar Sejdić25'M6.7
- 21Yevhen Cheberko73'D6.2
- 1Nicholas HagenG
- 17Sékou Bangoura73'M6.2
- 45O. PresthusD
- 22T. BrownD
- 12C. RuvalcabaD
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
0.94Expected goals (xG)1.25
12Total shots15
6Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
1Blocked shots6
6Corners8
1Offsides0
5Fouls6
1Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves3
-0.76Goals prevented-0.76
511Total passes608
444Accurate passes527
87%Pass accuracy87%
Portland Timbers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Bassett | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Ariel Lassiter | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Diego Chará | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.7 |
| Antony Alves | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alexander Bonetig | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| James Pantemis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Felipe Mora | 74 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jimer Fory | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Finn Surman | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Julio Ortiz | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 16 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kamal Miller | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Brandon Bye | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Gage Guerra | 74 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kristoffer Velde | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Rossi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Wessam Abou Ali | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Rudy Camacho | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Taha Habroune | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Amar Sejdić | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Marcelo Herrera | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Dylan Chambost | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Patrick Schulte | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Hugo Picard | 82 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jamal Thiaré | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Zawadzki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Dániel Gazdag | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Sékou Bangoura | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Yevhen Cheberko | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Malte Amundsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Portland TimbersLDLWL
Columbus CrewLWLWD
- L08 Nov 25AFC Cincinnati1-2
- W02 Nov 25HFC Cincinnati4-0
- L27 Oct 25AFC Cincinnati0-1
- W18 Oct 25HNew York Red Bulls3-1
- D04 Oct 25AOrlando City SC1-1
Head-to-head
- 20 Apr 24Columbus Crew2-2Portland Timbers
- 16 Jul 23Portland Timbers3-2Columbus Crew
- 18 Sept 22Columbus Crew1-1Portland Timbers
- 20 Apr 19Columbus Crew1-3Portland Timbers
- 20 Sept 18Portland Timbers3-2Columbus Crew
- 25 Mar 17Columbus Crew3-2Portland Timbers
Most recent meetings