Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 7/15/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/13/2023

Game: Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+133) Columbus (+186)

The Timbers (5-8-9) welcome the Columbus Crew (10-6-6) at Providence Park on Saturday. The Timbers open at +133 while the Crew are at +186. The total comes in at 2.5. The starting goaltenders are Aljaz Ivacic for Portland and Eloy Room for Columbus.

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The Portland Timbers have earned 71 SVs and also hold a SV% of 69.7 this season. The team's differential on goals is at -8 with the help of 23 goals accumulated as well as 31 goals relinquished. On the season, this team averages 1.05 points per contest (23 pts) and they also are 17th in the league with 19 assists. The Timbers are ranked 27th in relation to xG with 21.9, and their xGA sit at 27.8. Portland has recorded 53 yellow cards the year. Portland has allowed 31 goals while allowing 1.41 goals per 90 min, and the opposition have compiled 99 SoT against them. They have 7 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a % of 31.8% over the course of the season.

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The Crew average 1.64 points per contest while earning 33 assists and 1 red card. Columbus has a CS% of 22.7% on the season in addition to 45 yellow card cautions. Columbus is 1st in goals allowed with 30, and the goal difference is coming in at 13. On the year, Columbus has a save % of 72.4 (98 SoT against), and are 6th in soccer with 36 points. The club's goals against/90 minutes is at 1.36 with 69 saves, and they have 5 clean sheets. The Columbus Crew have totaled 43 goals and this team's expected goals the year is sitting at 32.6.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Portland is Aljaz Ivacic. His GA/90 is 1.78 (115 goals allowed) and his save % is .678. Ivacic (20-20-24 mark during his career) has accumulated 9 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 14.1% clean sheet percentage. Ivacic has played for 5,811 minutes and is sitting with 229 stops during his career. The goalkeeper born in Slovenia has had 338 shots sent his way in 64 starts.

Eloy Room will be residing in front of the goal for Columbus. He has allowed 0.29 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 50-28-25. Room has earned 39 shutouts and defended 125 shots tried against him in 9,270 minutes in his career. Thus far in his career, Room has given up 30 goals and has accumulated 92 saves in 103 starts. He sports a save % of .736 and his shutout rate is currently at 37.9%.

Santiago Moreno is one member of the team who can be a force for Portland. The forward who is from Colombia has totaled 13 goals in 6,448 mins. Moreno has been given a starting assignment in 75 outings in his career and he has earned 0.18 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 18 assists while tallying 9 yellow cards so far in his career.

Columbus features a game changer in Darlington Nagbe, who should keep defenses up at night. He currently averages 0.11 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 360 contests so far in his career. The midfielder from the United States has 31,269 mins and has scored 37 goals. He has 18 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 33 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Columbus (+186)

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