Major League Soccer

Dec 9, 2023 at 9pm UK

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Columbus Crew
2 - 1
Los Angeles

Camilo Hernandez (33' pen.), Yeboah (37')
Amundsen (61'), Rossi (90'), Morris (90+3')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Bouanga (74')
Vela (49'), Tillman (53'), Sanchez (67'), Palacios (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: Cincinnati 2-3 Columbus Crew
Saturday, December 2 at 11pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Los Angeles FC

All competitions

Last Game: Los Angeles 2-0 Houston
Sunday, December 3 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 50.65%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 25.86% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.22%) and 2-0 (8.1%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (6.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Columbus Crew in this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Los Angeles FC
50.65%	23.49%	25.86%

Both teams to score 57.59%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.5%

43.5%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.11%

65.89%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.74%

17.26%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.42%

47.57%

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.6%

30.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.4%

66.59%

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 50.65%

Los Angeles FC 25.86%

Draw 23.48%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Los Angeles FC
2-1 @ 9.64% 1-0 @ 9.22% 2-0 @ 8.1% 3-1 @ 5.65% 3-0 @ 4.74% 3-2 @ 3.36% 4-1 @ 2.48% 4-0 @ 2.08% 4-2 @ 1.48% Other @ 3.9% Total : 50.65%	1-1 @ 10.97% 2-2 @ 5.74% 0-0 @ 5.25% 3-3 @ 1.34% Other @ 0.19% Total : 23.48%	1-2 @ 6.53% 0-1 @ 6.25% 0-2 @ 3.72% 1-3 @ 2.59% 2-3 @ 2.28% 0-3 @ 1.48% Other @ 3.02% Total : 25.86%