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5 stats to know ahead of kickoff against Columbus

Portland’s four-game win streak is the second-longest active streak in the league
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Portland’s four-game win streak is the second-longest active streak in the league, just behind Philadelphia’s five straight wins. Notably, it marks Portland’s longest regular-season win streak since they posted four consecutive wins from Sept. 19 – Oct. 03, 2021.

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Portland is undefeated in its last 12 competitions played in the month of September (10-0-2), dating back to Sept. 16, 2020. The Timbers have had win streaks of four or more spanning through September for three straight years (2022, 2021, 2020).

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The Timbers have won four of the last five meetings with Columbus Crew SC (4-1-0), with an overall mark of 5-3-2 against the Eastern Conference opponent.

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Dairon Asprilla has contributed to five of Portland’s eight goals in its last five matches (3g, 2a). In that five-game stretch, Asprilla has had two game-winning goals, a game-tying goal, and a game-winning assist.

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Aljaz Ivacic is tied with San Jose's JT Marcinkowski for the most saves made this season with a total of 103. Ivacic solely leads the MLS for saves made from inside the box (68).