We said: Columbus Crew 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes
Although Columbus Crew suffered a narrow loss to Inter Miami in their last league outing, the Crew still have a lot of quality to hurt the visitors, but given the visitors' need to turn their season around, they will be desperate for a favourable result; therefore, we predict a 2-1 win for the home team.
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 63.24%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for San Jose Earthquakes had a probability of 17.73%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.42%) and 3-1 (7.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.39%), while for a San Jose Earthquakes win it was 1-2 (4.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Columbus Crew in this match.