Major League Soccer

Mar 8, 2025 at 7.30pm UK

Lower.com Field

Columbus Crew
0 - 0
Houston

Farsi (29'), Arfsten (57')

Awodesu (9'), Ponce (21'), Duenas (65'), Duenas (65'), Artur (73')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Los Angeles 3-0 Columbus Crew
Wednesday, March 5 at 3.30am in CONCACAF Champions League

Goals
for

Houston Dynamo

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Houston 1-4 Inter Miami
Monday, March 3 at 12am 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 52.74%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 24.87% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Houston Dynamo
52.74% ( 0.32)	22.39% ( -0.08)	24.87% ( -0.24)

Both teams to score 60.37% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.65% (

0.15)

39.35% (

-0.15)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.31% (

0.16)

61.69% (

-0.16)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.98% (

0.16)

15.01% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.52% (

0.31)

43.48% (

-0.31)

Houston Dynamo Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.04% (

-0.11)

28.96% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.15% (

-0.13)

64.84% (

0.13)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 52.74%

Houston Dynamo 24.87%

Draw 22.38%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Houston Dynamo
2-1 @ 9.69% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 8.24% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 7.82% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 6.12% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 4.94% ( 0.05) 3-2 @ 3.8% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 2.9% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 2.34% ( 0.04) 4-2 @ 1.8% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 1.1% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.99% Total : 52.74%	1-1 @ 10.21% ( -0.05) 2-2 @ 6% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 4.35% ( -0.03) 3-3 @ 1.57% ( 0) Other @ 0.25% Total : 22.38%	1-2 @ 6.33% ( -0.05) 0-1 @ 5.39% ( -0.06) 0-2 @ 3.34% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 2.62% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.48% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.38% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.34% Total : 24.87%