The last seven meetings between Orlando City and Columbus Crew have produced a combined 28 goals and we anticipate another action-packed contest at the Exploria Stadium. Both sides have put together a solid run of results in recent weeks and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Orlando City win with a probability of 43.5%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 32.01% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Orlando City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.