Given Charlotte's persistent struggles away from home, it is hard to envisage any other outcome from this one than a win for the home side come the end of the 90 minutes in what should be an exciting affair nonetheless.
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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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 60.4%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 18.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.09%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.07%), while for a Charlotte FC win it was 0-1 (5.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.