On Sun Sep 18th, Columbus Crew will host Portland Timbers at Mapfre Stadium in a Major League Soccer match. Columbus Crew sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Inter Miami. Gonzalo Higuaín struck first for Inter Miami in the 25th minute, then Cucho Hernández tied it up for Columbus Crew in the 41st minute. Columbus Crew is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while portland Timbers sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Minnesota United. Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas struck first for Portland Timbers in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Minnesota United couldn’t manage to score, and Portland Timbers took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Portland Timbers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Portland Timbers’s top weapon lately has been Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Columbus Crew hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Steven Moreira and Derrick Etienne, and they each have 1 goal.