Major League Soccer

May 4, 2025 at 12.30am UK

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Columbus Crew
4 - 2
Charlotte FC

Chambost (25', 25'), Rossi (39' pen., 39' pen.), Jackson (51', 51'), Russell-Rowe (81', 81')
Zawadzki (13'), Zawadzki (13'), Russell-Rowe (45+8'), Russell-Rowe (45+8')

FT(HT: 4-2)

Zaha (45+2' pen., 45+2' pen.), Abada (64', 64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's MLS clash between Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-1 Earthquakes
Sunday, April 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Charlotte FC

All competitions

Last Game: Charlotte FC 0-1 New England
Sunday, April 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 59.07%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 20.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.49%) and 1-0 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.34%), while for a Charlotte FC win it was 1-2 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Charlotte FC
59.07% ( -0.02)	20.65% ( -0)	20.28% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 60.2% (

0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

63.27% (

0.07)

36.73% (

-0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

41.1% (

0.08)

58.9% (

-0.08)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.8% (

0.02)

12.2% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.13% (

0.03)

37.87% (

-0.03)

Charlotte FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.56% (

0.07)

31.44% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.18% (

0.08)

67.81% (

-0.08)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 59.07%

Charlotte FC 20.28%

Draw 20.65%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Charlotte FC
2-1 @ 9.82% ( -0) 2-0 @ 8.49% ( -0.02) 1-0 @ 8.07% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 6.89% ( 0) 3-0 @ 5.95% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 3.99% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 3.62% ( 0) 4-0 @ 3.13% ( -0) 4-2 @ 2.1% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 1.52% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.32% Other @ 4.18% Total : 59.07%	1-1 @ 9.34% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.68% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 3.84% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.54% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.26% Total : 20.65%	1-2 @ 5.4% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 4.44% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 2.57% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.19% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 2.08% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 0.99% ( 0) Other @ 2.6% Total : 20.28%