Columbus Crew might be undefeated at home this season, but Atlanta United have started the campaign in an impressive manner and their attacking qualities could be too much for their opponents.
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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 45.97%. A win for Atlanta United had a probability of 29.1% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (7.73%). The likeliest Atlanta United win was 0-1 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.
