Major League Soccer

May 29, 2023 at 1.30am UK

First Tennessee Park

Nashville
3 - 1
Columbus Crew

Picault (56'), Bunbury (80'), Williams (90+7')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Yeboah (2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Nashville SC

All competitions

Last Game: Charlotte FC 1-2 Nashville
Sunday, May 21 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: Cincinnati 3-2 Columbus Crew
Sunday, May 21 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 Nashville SC win with a probability of 52.87%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 23.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.72%) and 2-0 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.36%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (6.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nashville SC would win this match.

Result
Nashville SC	Draw	Columbus Crew
52.87% ( 0.18)	23.93% ( -0.02)	23.19% ( -0.17)

Both teams to score 53.21% (

-0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.07% (

-0.07)

47.93% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.89% (

-0.07)

70.11% (

0.07)

Nashville SC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.92% (

0.04)

18.08% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51% (

0.07)

49% (

-0.07)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.95% (

-0.19)

35.05% (

0.19)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.21% (

-0.2)

71.79% (

0.2)

Score Analysis

Nashville SC 52.86%

Columbus Crew 23.19%

Draw 23.93%

Nashville SC	Draw	Columbus Crew
1-0 @ 10.83% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 9.72% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 9.27% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 5.54% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 5.28% ( 0.04) 3-2 @ 2.91% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 2.37% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 2.26% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.24% ( -0) Other @ 3.45% Total : 52.86%	1-1 @ 11.36% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.34% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.1% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 1.02% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 23.93%	0-1 @ 6.64% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 5.96% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 3.48% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 2.08% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 1.78% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 1.22% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.03% Total : 23.19%