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Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew – Lineups & Match Details

Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2. Goals: W. Abou Ali (6'), F. Mora (14'), Antony (20'), D. Rossi (44'), A. Lassiter (88'). Portland Timbers had 46% possession against Columbus Crew's 54%. Shots on target: 6-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 1

Sunday, 22 February 2026

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 2 - 2

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

Referee: A. Chapman

Lineups

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers4-2-3-1
J. Pantemis41J. PantemisG
B. Bye5B. ByeD
F. Surman20F. SurmanD
A. Bonetig6A. BonetigD
J. Fory27J. ForyD
D. Chara21D. CharaM
C. Bassett17C. BassettM
Antony11AntonyM
F. Mora9F. MoraM
K. Velde99K. VeldeM
G. Guerra88G. GuerraF

Substitutes

4K. MillerD
7A. LassiterF
15E. MillerD
26H. SulteG
16S. JuraD
37N. SantosF
19K. KelsyF
80J. OrtizM
23I. SmithD
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-3
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiD
R. Camacho4R. CamachoD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
A. Herrera2A. HerreraM
D. Chambost7D. ChambostM
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneM
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
D. Rossi10D. RossiF
W. Abou Ali9W. Abou AliF
H. Picard30H. PicardF

Substitutes

14A. SejdicM
8D. GazdagM
45O. PresthusD
21Y. CheberkoD
19J. ThiareF
22T. BrownD
1N. HagenG
12C. RuvalcabaD
17S. BangouraM

Match Events

6'G

W. Abou Ali

14'G

F. Mora

20'G

Antony

Assist: C. Bassett

25'S

D. Chambost

Substitution 1

29'Y

B. Bye

44'G

D. Rossi

58'Y

W. Abou Ali

73'S

Andrew Guerra

Substitution 1

73'S

F. Mora

Substitution 2

73'S

R. Camacho

Substitution 2

73'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 3

82'S

H. Picard

Substitution 4

82'S

W. Abou Ali

Substitution 5

84'S

A. Bonetig

Substitution 3

84'S

Antony

Substitution 4

88'G

A. Lassiter

90'S

K. Velde

Substitution 5

Statistics

Portland Timbers
46%54%
Columbus Crew
0.94Expected Goals (xG)1.25
12Total Shots15
6Shots on Target4
6Corners8
5Fouls6
1Offsides0
87Pass Accuracy (%)87
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Portland Timbers host Columbus Crew on Sunday, 22 February 2026. The kick-off time is 03:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Portland Timbers go into the match 12th in the table; Columbus Crew sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Portland Timbers have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Columbus Crew have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Apr 2024: Portland Timbers 2-2 Columbus Crew; 16 Jul 2023: Portland Timbers 3-2 Columbus Crew; 18 Sept 2022: Portland Timbers 1-1 Columbus Crew. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2. Portland Timbers scored through F. Mora 14', Antony 20', A. Lassiter 88'. Columbus Crew replied with W. Abou Ali 6', D. Rossi 44'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Portland Timbers held 46% of the ball against 54% for Columbus Crew. Shots on target finished 6-4. Expected goals read 0.94 for Portland Timbers, 1.25 for Columbus Crew.

Verdict

The win nudges Portland Timbers forward and leaves Columbus Crew with work to do. Portland Timbers sat 12th and Columbus Crew 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.