Columbus Crew
2 - 0
Chicago Fire

Zardes (17', 34')
Etienne (21'), Williams (25')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Herbers (44'), Medran (65')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 43.54%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 30.36% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 0-1 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Chicago Fire
43.54%	26.1%	30.36%

Both teams to score 52.31%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.07%

51.93%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.32%

73.68%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.29%

23.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.16%

57.84%

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.56%

31.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.18%

67.82%

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 43.53%

Chicago Fire 30.36%

Draw 26.1%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Chicago Fire
1-0 @ 10.72% 2-1 @ 8.93% 2-0 @ 7.72% 3-1 @ 4.29% 3-0 @ 3.7% 3-2 @ 2.48% 4-1 @ 1.54% 4-0 @ 1.33% Other @ 2.81% Total : 43.53%	1-1 @ 12.41% 0-0 @ 7.45% 2-2 @ 5.17% 3-3 @ 0.96% Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.1%	0-1 @ 8.63% 1-2 @ 7.18% 0-2 @ 4.99% 1-3 @ 2.77% 2-3 @ 1.99% 0-3 @ 1.93% Other @ 2.87% Total : 30.36%