| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Toronto | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 18 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | DC United | 17 | -15 | 17 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | -1 | 21 |
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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 47.45%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 25.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (9.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Chicago Fire | Draw | Columbus Crew |
| 47.45% ( | 27.32% ( | 25.23% ( |
| Both teams to score 45.42% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 40.83% ( | 59.16% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 20.4% ( | 79.59% ( |
| Chicago Fire Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 74.99% ( | 25.01% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 40.33% ( | 59.66% ( |
| Columbus Crew Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 60.57% ( | 39.43% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 23.87% ( | 76.12% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Chicago Fire | Draw | Columbus Crew |
| 1-0 @ 13.66% ( 2-0 @ 9.47% ( 2-1 @ 8.81% ( 3-0 @ 4.38% ( 3-1 @ 4.07% ( 3-2 @ 1.9% ( 4-0 @ 1.52% ( 4-1 @ 1.41% ( Other @ 2.23% Total : 47.44% | 1-1 @ 12.71% ( 0-0 @ 9.86% ( 2-2 @ 4.1% ( Other @ 0.64% Total : 27.31% | 0-1 @ 9.18% ( 1-2 @ 5.92% ( 0-2 @ 4.27% ( 1-3 @ 1.84% ( 0-3 @ 1.33% ( 2-3 @ 1.27% ( Other @ 1.43% Total : 25.23% |