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Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2024 at 12.30am UK
First Tennessee Park
Columbus Crew

Nashville
2 - 2
Columbus Crew

Williams (45+3'), Godoy (45+8')
Maher (48'), Williams (90+2'), Bauer (90')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Zawadzki (16'), Hinestroza (79')
Amundsen (66')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Los Angeles 5-0 Nashville
Sunday, March 24 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Charlotte FC 2-0 Columbus Crew
Saturday, March 23 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Nashville SC 1-1 Columbus Crew

Both licking their wounds from last week's defeat, Nashville and Columbus Crew will head into Saturday's clash in search of a morale-boosting result. That said, we predict that both sides will cancel out each other's efforts and settle for a share of the spoils. 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 Nashville SC win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 34.81% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.2%) and 2-0 (6.26%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Nashville SCDrawColumbus Crew
40.59% (0.145 0.14) 24.6% (-0.032 -0.03) 34.81% (-0.112 -0.11)
Both teams to score 58.93% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.97% (0.129 0.13)44.03% (-0.129 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.59% (0.125 0.13)66.41% (-0.124 -0.12)
Nashville SC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.29% (0.12599999999999 0.13)21.71% (-0.124 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.13% (0.191 0.19)54.87% (-0.191 -0.19)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.27% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)24.73% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.72% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)59.28% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Nashville SC 40.59%
    Columbus Crew 34.81%
    Draw 24.59%
Nashville SCDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.75% (0.016 0.02)
1-0 @ 8.2% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
2-0 @ 6.26% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.46% (0.025 0.03)
3-0 @ 3.19% (0.018 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.11% (0.017 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.7% (0.016 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.22% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 40.59%
1-1 @ 11.45% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-2 @ 6.11% (0.011 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.37% (-0.03 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.45% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.59%
1-2 @ 8% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-1 @ 7.5% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
0-2 @ 5.24% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-3 @ 3.73% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.85% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 2.44% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.3% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
2-4 @ 0.99% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 34.81%

Head to Head
Jun 25, 2023 12.30am
May 29, 2023 1.30am
Nashville
3-1
Columbus Crew
Picault (56'), Bunbury (80'), Williams (90+7')
McCarty (19'), Moore (60'), Godoy (77')
Yeboah (2')
Vallecilla (5'), Morris (90')
Apr 2, 2022 11pm
Columbus Crew
0-1
Nashville

Etienne (55'), Diaz Espinoza (66'), Artur (90+3')
Muyl (28')
Sapong (76'), Muyl (79'), Haakenson (90+5')
Oct 21, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 40
Nashville
1-1
Columbus Crew
Williams (90'), Haakenson (90+4')
Nagbe (71')
Jul 22, 2021 12.30am
Gameweek 17
Columbus Crew
0-0
Nashville
Kitchen (18'), Hurtado (43')
LaGrassa (21')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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