Major League Soccer

Mar 2, 2024 at 7pm UK

Allianz Field

Minnesota Utd
1 - 1
Columbus Crew

Oluwaseyi (90+5')
Taylor (54')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Camilo Hernandez (59')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Minnesota United

All competitions

Last Game: Austin 1-2 Minnesota Utd
Sunday, February 25 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: Columbus Crew 1-0 Atlanta
Saturday, February 24 at 7pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

We said: Minnesota United 1-2 Columbus Crew

Minnesota are embarking on a new era under the up-and-coming coach Ramsay, whereas Columbus are a much more settled outfit under Nancy after lifting the MLS Cup last season. As such, we can envisage an away victory for the reigning champions, but it should be an interesting clash nonetheless between two managers who prefer to play on the front foot. 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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 43.39%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 33.48% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.84%) and 2-0 (5.93%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.

Result
Minnesota United	Draw	Columbus Crew
43.39% ( -0.39)	23.13% ( 0.14)	33.48% ( 0.24)

Both teams to score 63.94% (

-0.45)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.67% (

-0.63)

37.33% (

0.62)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

40.46% (

-0.68)

59.54% (

0.67)

Minnesota United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.32% (

-0.41)

17.68% (

0.4)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.68% (

-0.71)

48.31% (

0.7)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.67% (

-0.16)

22.33% (

0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.19% (

-0.24)

55.81% (

0.24)

Score Analysis

Minnesota United 43.39%

Columbus Crew 33.48%

Draw 23.13%

Minnesota United	Draw	Columbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.89% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 6.84% ( 0.12) 2-0 @ 5.93% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 5.13% ( -0.07) 3-2 @ 3.85% ( -0.07) 3-0 @ 3.42% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 2.22% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 1.67% ( -0.06) 4-0 @ 1.48% ( -0.03) Other @ 3.96% Total : 43.39%	1-1 @ 10.25% ( 0.12) 2-2 @ 6.66% ( -0.04) 0-0 @ 3.95% ( 0.12) 3-3 @ 1.92% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.35% Total : 23.13%	1-2 @ 7.69% ( 0.06) 0-1 @ 5.92% ( 0.15) 0-2 @ 4.44% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 3.84% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3.33% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 2.22% ( 0.04) 1-4 @ 1.44% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.25% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.36% Total : 33.48%