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Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023 at 1.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Columbus Crew

Houston
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Baird (14'), Ibrahim (90')
Dorsey (58'), Carrasquilla (81'), Sviatchenko (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cheberko (4'), Zawadzki (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Houston
Sunday, August 27 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto
Sunday, August 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Houston Dynamo 2-2 Columbus Crew

Looking at past results between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, we anticipate another end-to-end affair at the Shell Energy Stadium. Both sides head into this one off the back of impressive results in the league and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts in this one.

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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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.87%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 29.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Houston Dynamo would win this match.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
46.87% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05) 23.93% (0.016000000000002 0.02) 29.2% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 58.81% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.87% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)43.13% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.47% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)65.53% (0.042999999999992 0.04)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.42% (-0.036999999999992 -0.04)18.58% (0.038999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.15% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)49.85% (0.067 0.07)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.23% (0.007000000000005 0.01)27.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.65% (0.009999999999998 0.01)63.36% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 46.87%
    Columbus Crew 29.2%
    Draw 23.93%
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.31% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 5.25% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.1% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 2.21% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.73% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 46.87%
1-1 @ 11.12% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.93%
1-2 @ 7.13% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.61% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.24% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.56%
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 29.2%

How you voted: Houston vs Columbus Crew

Houston Dynamo
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Columbus Crew
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Oct 25, 2020 1am
Gameweek 21
Houston
1-1
Columbus Crew
Rodriguez (22'), Vera (42')
Afful (32'), Morris (84'), Diaz Espinoza (90+1')
Sep 13, 2020 12.30am
Apr 28, 2019 1.30am
Gameweek 10
Houston
2-0
Columbus Crew
Manotas (3'), Martinez (55')

Francis (51')
Aug 12, 2018 12.30am
Gameweek 27
Columbus Crew
1-0
Houston
Zardes (91')
Zardes (56'), Santos (97')

Leonardo (80'), Lundqvist (86')
Mar 12, 2017 1.30am
Houston
3-1
Columbus Crew
Quioto (2'), Elis (35'), Torres (65')
Elis (68')
Kamara (93')
Finlay (59'), Raitala (72')
Mensah (87')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1383235201527
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati127321510524
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls125522018220
4Toronto126151617-119
5DC United124531919017
6New York City FCNY City125251414017
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC125251313017
8Columbus Crew113621311215
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia113532119214
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta113351614212
11Orlando City113351420-612
12CF MontrealMontreal113351523-812
13Nashville SCNashville112541419-511
14Chicago Fire122461222-1010
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake126422011922
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy125522319420
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver115331813518
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125342219318
6Colorado RapidsColorado125342018218
7Houston DynamoHouston115241111017
8St Louis City113711815316
9Austin FCAustin124441515016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle123451514113
11Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
12Dallas113261216-411
13Portland TimbersPortland122462125-410
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes123182028-810


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