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Major League Soccer
May 4, 2025 at 12.30am UK
Lower.com Field
Charlotte FC

Columbus Crew
4 - 2
Charlotte FC

Chambost (25'), Rossi (39' pen.), Jackson (51'), Russell-Rowe (81')
Zawadzki (13'), Russell-Rowe (45+8')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Zaha (45+2' pen.), Abada (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's MLS clash between Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-1 Earthquakes
Sunday, April 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Charlotte FC 0-1 New England
Sunday, April 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Columbus Crew 2-1 Charlotte FC

Each of the last six meetings between the teams has yielded at least two goals, and we are anticipating another exciting affair here. That said, we are also backing the home side to carry the day when all is said and done. Read more.

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 59.07%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 20.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.49%) and 1-0 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.34%), while for a Charlotte FC win it was 1-2 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawCharlotte FC
59.07% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02) 20.65% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 20.28% (0.029999999999998 0.03)
Both teams to score 60.2% (0.071000000000005 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.27% (0.073999999999998 0.07)36.73% (-0.073 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.1% (0.078000000000003 0.08)58.9% (-0.077999999999996 -0.08)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.8% (0.015000000000001 0.02)12.2% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.13% (0.032000000000004 0.03)37.87% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Charlotte FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.56% (0.070999999999998 0.07)31.44% (-0.071000000000002 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.18% (0.082000000000001 0.08)67.81% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 59.07%
    Charlotte FC 20.28%
    Draw 20.65%
Columbus CrewDrawCharlotte FC
2-1 @ 9.82% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 8.49% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-0 @ 8.07% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 6.89% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 5.95% (-0.010000000000001 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.99% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.62% (0.0029999999999997 0)
4-0 @ 3.13% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 2.1% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.52% (0.002 0)
5-0 @ 1.32%
Other @ 4.18%
Total : 59.07%
1-1 @ 9.34% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.68% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.84% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.54% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 20.65%
1-2 @ 5.4% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
0-1 @ 4.44% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.57% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 2.19% (0.008 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.08% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 0.99% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 20.28%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC

Columbus Crew
66.7%
Draw
11.1%
Charlotte FC
22.2%
9
Head to Head
Jul 18, 2024 12.30am
Mar 23, 2024 11.30pm
Charlotte FC
2-0
Columbus Crew
Westwood (83'), Agyemang (88')
Westwood (11'), Tavares (69'), Agyemang (82'), Pedro (85'), Vargas (90+4'), Petkovic (90+1')

Rossi (45+15'), Yeboah (45+15'), Bush (57')
Jones (26')
Jun 4, 2023 1.09am
Oct 6, 2022 12am
Charlotte FC
2-2
Columbus Crew
Rios (58'), Shinyashiki (90+4')
Zelarayan (36'), Diaz Espinoza (54')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Columbus Crew117311810824
2Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1171321101122
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati117131513222
4Inter MiamiInter Miami106312011921
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC116141812619
6Nashville SCNashville115242014617
7Orlando City114521812617
8New York City FCNY City115241313017
9New England RevolutionNew England1051497216
10New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114341213-115
11Chicago Fire113441822-413
12DC United113351323-1012
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta112451220-810
14Toronto11146816-87
15CF MontrealMontreal11038516-113

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver118212281426
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd115421510519
3Portland TimbersPortland115332119218
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles115241716117
5Seattle SoundersSeattle114431713416
6Colorado RapidsColorado114431516-116
7Austin FCAustin11515713-616
8Dallas114341419-515
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes114162420413
10Real Salt LakeSalt Lake114071217-512
11St Louis City11245812-410
12Houston DynamoHouston112451016-610
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas102171621-57
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy10037820-123
15San Diego FC00000000


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