Granted, their league position does not suggest the best of seasons, yet Columbus are finding their feet in the Eastern Conference. Against the lowest-ranked side in the conference, expect Columbus to cruise to a comfortable win this weekend. Read more.

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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 47.45%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 25.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (9.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Chicago Fire	Draw	Columbus Crew
47.45% ( -0.38)	27.32% ( 0.04)	25.23% ( 0.34)

Both teams to score 45.42% (

0.18)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.83% (

0.09)

59.16% (

-0.09)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.4% (

0.07)

79.59% (

-0.07)

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.99% (

-0.14)

25.01% (

0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.33% (

-0.2)

59.66% (

0.2)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.57% (

0.36)

39.43% (

-0.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.87% (

0.33)

76.12% (

-0.33)

Score Analysis

Chicago Fire 47.44%

Columbus Crew 25.23%

Draw 27.31%

Chicago Fire	Draw	Columbus Crew
1-0 @ 13.66% ( -0.1) 2-0 @ 9.47% ( -0.11) 2-1 @ 8.81% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 4.38% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 4.07% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.9% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.52% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 1.41% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.23% Total : 47.44%	1-1 @ 12.71% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 9.86% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 4.1% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.64% Total : 27.31%	0-1 @ 9.18% ( 0.06) 1-2 @ 5.92% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 4.27% ( 0.07) 1-3 @ 1.84% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 1.33% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.43% Total : 25.23%