Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 1

Feb 26, 2022 at 8.30pm UK

Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew
4 - 0
Vancouver

Berry (8'), Etienne (25'), Diaz Espinoza (84'), Zelarayan (86')
Yeboah (40'), Etienne (65'), Morris (79')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Caicedo (22'), Nerwinski (26')
Nerwinski (53')

The Match

Preview

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

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 63.71%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 15.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.24%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.84%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
63.71%	20.71%	15.58%

Both teams to score 50.49%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.98%

45.02%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.63%

67.37%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.55%

13.45%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.57%

40.43%

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.34%

41.66%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.86%

78.14%

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 63.7%

Vancouver Whitecaps 15.58%

Draw 20.71%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
2-0 @ 11.27% 1-0 @ 11.24% 2-1 @ 9.87% 3-0 @ 7.54% 3-1 @ 6.6% 4-0 @ 3.78% 4-1 @ 3.31% 3-2 @ 2.89% 5-0 @ 1.52% 4-2 @ 1.45% 5-1 @ 1.33% Other @ 2.89% Total : 63.7%	1-1 @ 9.84% 0-0 @ 5.6% 2-2 @ 4.32% Other @ 0.94% Total : 20.71%	0-1 @ 4.91% 1-2 @ 4.31% 0-2 @ 2.15% 2-3 @ 1.26% 1-3 @ 1.26% Other @ 1.7% Total : 15.58%