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Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2022 at 12.30am UK
Columbus Crew Stadium
Philadelphia Union

Columbus Crew
0 - 0
Philadelphia


Mensah (1'), Zelarayan (36'), Hurtado (39'), Santos (43'), Moreira (59')
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Elliott (39'), Bedoya (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Columbus Crew 1-2 Philadelphia Union

Given the recent form of Columbus, there is an argument that this game should be regarded as a straight 50-50. However, we cannot ignore that Philadelphia have lost just twice in the MLS this season, leaving us to predict a narrow win for the visitors. Read more.

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 52.57%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 22.98%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 2-0 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.63%), while for a Philadelphia Union win it was 0-1 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawPhiladelphia Union
52.57% (0.043999999999997 0.04) 24.45% (0.040000000000003 0.04) 22.98% (-0.078999999999997 -0.08)
Both teams to score 51.33% (-0.21899999999999 -0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.7% (-0.244 -0.24)50.3% (0.248 0.25)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.75% (-0.217 -0.22)72.25% (0.22099999999999 0.22)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.9% (-0.074999999999989 -0.07)19.09% (0.080000000000002 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.29% (-0.128 -0.13)50.71% (0.133 0.13)
Philadelphia Union Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.44% (-0.21 -0.21)36.56% (0.213 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.65% (-0.214 -0.21)73.35% (0.21899999999999 0.22)
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 52.56%
    Philadelphia Union 22.98%
    Draw 24.45%
Columbus CrewDrawPhiladelphia Union
1-0 @ 11.55% (0.08 0.08)
2-1 @ 9.63% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.57% (0.048 0.05)
3-1 @ 5.31% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-0 @ 5.28% (0.013 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.67% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.2% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.19%
4-2 @ 1.11% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 52.56%
1-1 @ 11.63% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.98% (0.069 0.07)
2-2 @ 4.84% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
Other @ 1%
Total : 24.45%
0-1 @ 7.03% (0.03 0.03)
1-2 @ 5.85% (-0.024 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.53% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.96% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.63% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 22.98%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia

Columbus Crew
28.6%
Draw
17.1%
Philadelphia Union
54.3%
35
Head to Head
Apr 9, 2022 11pm
Oct 3, 2021 9pm
Philadelphia
3-0
Columbus Crew
Elliott (25'), Bedoya (46'), Flach (89')
Wagner (35'), Powell (74'), Santos (77')
Wagner (64')

Santos (66')
Jun 24, 2021 12.30am
Philadelphia
1-0
Columbus Crew
Monteiro (24')
Real (72'), Flach (84')

Matan (43'), Wormgoor (51')
Apr 18, 2021 10.30pm
Columbus Crew
0-0
Philadelphia

Diaz Espinoza (56'), Kitchen (64')

Glesnes (40'), Monteiro (61'), Santos (75'), Bedoya (89')
Nov 1, 2020 8.30pm
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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