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 FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 49.03%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 28.45% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.23%) and 2-0 (6.77%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (6.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.