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Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023 at 1.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Columbus Crew

Houston
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Baird (14'), Ibrahim (90')
Dorsey (58'), Carrasquilla (81'), Sviatchenko (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cheberko (4'), Zawadzki (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Houston
Sunday, August 27 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto
Sunday, August 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Houston Dynamo 2-2 Columbus Crew

Looking at past results between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, we anticipate another end-to-end affair at the Shell Energy Stadium. Both sides head into this one off the back of impressive results in the league and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts in this one.

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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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.87%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 29.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Houston Dynamo would win this match.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
46.87% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05) 23.93% (0.016000000000002 0.02) 29.2% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 58.81% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.87% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)43.13% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.47% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)65.53% (0.042999999999992 0.04)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.42% (-0.036999999999992 -0.04)18.58% (0.038999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.15% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)49.85% (0.067 0.07)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.23% (0.007000000000005 0.01)27.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.65% (0.009999999999998 0.01)63.36% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 46.87%
    Columbus Crew 29.2%
    Draw 23.93%
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.31% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 5.25% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.1% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 2.21% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.73% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 46.87%
1-1 @ 11.12% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.93%
1-2 @ 7.13% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.61% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.24% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.56%
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 29.2%

How you voted: Houston vs Columbus Crew

Houston Dynamo
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Columbus Crew
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Oct 25, 2020 1am
Gameweek 21
Houston
1-1
Columbus Crew
Rodriguez (22'), Vera (42')
Afful (32'), Morris (84'), Diaz Espinoza (90+1')
Sep 13, 2020 12.30am
Apr 28, 2019 1.30am
Gameweek 10
Houston
2-0
Columbus Crew
Manotas (3'), Martinez (55')

Francis (51')
Aug 12, 2018 12.30am
Gameweek 27
Columbus Crew
1-0
Houston
Zardes (91')
Zardes (56'), Santos (97')

Leonardo (80'), Lundqvist (86')
Mar 12, 2017 1.30am
Houston
3-1
Columbus Crew
Quioto (2'), Elis (35'), Torres (65')
Elis (68')
Kamara (93')
Finlay (59'), Raitala (72')
Mensah (87')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami16104238211734
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1510322314933
3New York City FCNY City158251916326
4Columbus Crew146622113824
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC156451413122
7Toronto157172424022
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia144642521418
9DC United154652125-418
10Nashville SCNashville143741720-316
11Orlando City144461522-716
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta143471717013
13CF MontrealMontreal143471731-1413
14Chicago Fire152581427-1311
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1585230171329
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd137422417725
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy156722722525
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles147342519624
5Austin FCAustin156542018223
6Colorado RapidsColorado156452726122
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver145452017319
8Houston DynamoHouston145361315-218
9Seattle SoundersSeattle154561818017
10Portland TimbersPortland154472830-216
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas133461620-413
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas142572226-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1532102334-1111


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