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 43.29%. A win for CF Montreal had a probability of 31.49% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.02%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest CF Montreal win was 1-0 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.