The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Columbus Crew, 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 New York City FC win with a probability of 65.12%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 15.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.82%) and 1-0 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.83%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 1-2 (4.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| New York City FC | Draw | Columbus Crew |
| 65.12% | 19.13% | 15.76% |
| Both teams to score 56.46% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
