Major League Soccer

Jun 23, 2024 at 12.30am UK

MAPFRE Stadium

Columbus Crew
4 - 0
Kansas

Camilo Hernandez (32', 45+2' og., 71'), Ramirez (66')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Rodriguez (57'), Rosero (75')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Inter Miami 2-1 Columbus Crew
Thursday, June 20 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions

Last Game: Kansas 3-4 Salt Lake
Thursday, June 20 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

We said: Columbus Crew 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

Although the home side lost last time out, it was to leaders Inter Miami. As a result, we expect them to shake off that disappointment and come through rather convincingly on Saturday night. 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 58.52%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 20.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.29%) and 2-0 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 1-2 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
58.52% ( 0.25)	21.46% ( -0.1)	20.02% ( -0.14)

Both teams to score 56.87% (

0.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.09% (

0.26)

40.9% (

-0.25)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.71% (

0.26)

63.29% (

-0.25)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.3% (

0.16)

13.7% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.07% (

0.32)

40.93% (

-0.31)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.9% (

34.1% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.21% (

70.79% (

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 58.52%

Sporting Kansas City 20.02%

Draw 21.46%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
2-1 @ 9.93% ( 0) 1-0 @ 9.29% ( -0.05) 2-0 @ 9.23% ( 0) 3-1 @ 6.58% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 6.12% ( 0.04) 3-2 @ 3.54% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 3.27% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 3.04% ( 0.04) 4-2 @ 1.76% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 1.3% ( 0.02) 5-0 @ 1.21% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.26% Total : 58.52%	1-1 @ 9.99% ( -0.05) 2-2 @ 5.34% 0-0 @ 4.67% ( -0.05) 3-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.19% Total : 21.46%	1-2 @ 5.37% ( -0.03) 0-1 @ 5.03% ( -0.06) 0-2 @ 2.7% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 1.93% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.92% ( 0) 0-3 @ 0.97% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.11% Total : 20.02%