Columbus Crew
3 - 2
Cincinnati

Zelarayan (45'), Berry (81', 83')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Matarrita (45+3'), Atanga (75')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati, 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 57.58%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 19.68%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.21%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a FC Cincinnati win it was 0-1 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	FC Cincinnati
57.58%	22.74%	19.68%

Both teams to score 52.01%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.92%

47.09%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.67%

69.33%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.92%

16.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.52%

45.48%

FC Cincinnati Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.98%

38.03%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.21%

74.8%

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 57.57%

FC Cincinnati 19.68%

Draw 22.74%

Columbus Crew	Draw	FC Cincinnati
1-0 @ 11.17% 2-0 @ 10.21% 2-1 @ 9.87% 3-0 @ 6.22% 3-1 @ 6.01% 3-2 @ 2.91% 4-0 @ 2.84% 4-1 @ 2.75% 4-2 @ 1.33% 5-0 @ 1.04% 5-1 @ 1% Other @ 2.22% Total : 57.57%	1-1 @ 10.8% 0-0 @ 6.12% 2-2 @ 4.77% 3-3 @ 0.94% Other @ 0.11% Total : 22.74%	0-1 @ 5.92% 1-2 @ 5.23% 0-2 @ 2.86% 1-3 @ 1.68% 2-3 @ 1.54% 0-3 @ 0.92% Other @ 1.54% Total : 19.68%