Major League Soccer

Jun 25, 2023 at 12.30am UK

MAPFRE Stadium

Columbus Crew
2 - 0
Nashville

Ramirez (20', 20'), Maher (90+5' og., 90+5' og.)

FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: NY City 1-1 Columbus Crew
Saturday, June 17 at 8.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Nashville SC

All competitions

Last Game: Montreal 1-0 Nashville
Thursday, June 22 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 51.58%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Nashville SC had a probability of 23.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.65%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.91%), while for a Nashville SC win it was 0-1 (7.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Nashville SC
51.58% ( 0.93)	25.08% ( -0.23)	23.34% ( -0.7)

Both teams to score 49.88% (

-0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.58% (

0.28)

52.42% (

-0.29)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.9% (

0.25)

74.1% (

-0.25)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.68% (

0.5)

20.32% (

-0.5)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.3% (

0.79)

52.7% (

-0.79)

Nashville SC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.6% (

-0.48)

37.39% (

0.48)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.82% (

-0.48)

74.18% (

0.47)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 51.57%

Nashville SC 23.34%

Draw 25.07%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Nashville SC
1-0 @ 12.1% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 9.65% ( 0.18) 2-1 @ 9.49% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 5.13% ( 0.17) 3-1 @ 5.04% ( 0.11) 3-2 @ 2.48% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 2.04% ( 0.1) 4-1 @ 2.01% ( 0.07) 4-2 @ 0.99% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.65% Total : 51.57%	1-1 @ 11.91% ( -0.1) 0-0 @ 7.6% ( -0.09) 2-2 @ 4.67% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.9% Total : 25.07%	0-1 @ 7.47% ( -0.19) 1-2 @ 5.86% ( -0.13) 0-2 @ 3.68% ( -0.14) 1-3 @ 1.92% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 1.53% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 1.21% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.68% Total : 23.34%