Major League Soccer

Mar 29, 2025 at 11.30pm UK

Audi Field

DC United
1 - 2
Columbus Crew

Benteke (13')
Bartlett (31'), Schnegg (34'), Dodson (71'), Peglow (77')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Rossi (16', 65')
Russell-Rowe (35')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

DC United

All competitions

Last Game: Orlando City 4-1 DC United
Saturday, March 22 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-0 NY City
Saturday, March 22 at 11.30pm 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 DC United win with a probability of 41.49%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 33.85% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a DC United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.43%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.

Result
DC United	Draw	Columbus Crew
41.49% ( 0.05)	24.66% ( 0.01)	33.85% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 58.48% (

-0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.49% (

-0.06)

44.51% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.12% (

-0.05)

66.88% (

0.05)

DC United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.51% (

21.49% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.46% (

54.54% (

-0)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.49% (

-0.06)

25.51% (

0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.64% (

-0.09)

60.36% (

0.09)

Score Analysis

DC United 41.49%

Columbus Crew 33.85%

Draw 24.65%

DC United	Draw	Columbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.85% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 8.43% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 6.48% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 4.54% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.32% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.1% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.74% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.28% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.19% ( -0) Other @ 2.56% Total : 41.49%	1-1 @ 11.51% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 6.05% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 5.48% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.41% ( -0) Other @ 0.2% Total : 24.65%	1-2 @ 7.87% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 7.49% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.12% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.58% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.75% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.33% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.22% ( -0.01) 2-4 @ 0.94% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.55% Total : 33.85%