Both teams have suffered lengthy runs without a victory as of late, but they head into this match having brought those to an end.
That should bring confidence to them, and it will lead to a closely-fought game, yet the visitors should just be able to steal all three points due to their slightly stronger defensive qualities.
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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 New England Revolution win with a probability of 55.22%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a New England Revolution win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.93%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.21%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (6.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.
