Major League Soccer

Jun 4, 2023 at 1.09am UK

MAPFRE Stadium

Columbus Crew
4 - 2
Charlotte FC

Ramirez (5', 59'), Arfsten (21'), Camilo Hernandez (43')
Camilo Hernandez (86')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Swiderski (56'), Meram (58')
Sobocinski (39'), Byrne (78'), Jones (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Last Game: Columbus Crew 3-2 Colorado
Thursday, June 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Charlotte FC

All competitions

Last Game: Philadelphia 1-0 Charlotte FC
Thursday, June 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Columbus Crew 2-1 Charlotte FC

There is little to split these teams in the league right now, and that is likely going to be reflected in a close match this weekend. However, the attacking prowess of Columbus Crew should end up being the difference maker and will help them to push towards three points.

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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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 65.66%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 14.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.06%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.18%), while for a Charlotte FC win it was 0-1 (4.28%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Charlotte FC
65.66% ( -0.52)	19.48% ( 0.22)	14.86% ( 0.3)

Both teams to score 52.88% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.04% (

-0.38)

40.96% (

0.37)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.65% (

-0.38)

63.35% (

0.38)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.33% (

-0.25)

11.67% (

0.24)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.26% (

-0.53)

36.74% (

0.53)

Charlotte FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.86% (

0.17)

40.13% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.23% (

0.16)

76.77% (

-0.16)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 65.65%

Charlotte FC 14.86%

Draw 19.48%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Charlotte FC
2-0 @ 10.8% ( -0.03) 1-0 @ 10.06% ( 0.07) 2-1 @ 9.87% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 7.74% ( -0.1) 3-1 @ 7.07% ( -0.06) 4-0 @ 4.16% ( -0.1) 4-1 @ 3.79% ( -0.07) 3-2 @ 3.23% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 1.79% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 1.73% ( -0.02) 5-1 @ 1.63% ( -0.05) Other @ 3.8% Total : 65.65%	1-1 @ 9.18% ( 0.11) 0-0 @ 4.68% ( 0.08) 2-2 @ 4.5% ( 0.03) 3-3 @ 0.98% ( 0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 19.48%	0-1 @ 4.28% ( 0.09) 1-2 @ 4.19% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 1.95% ( 0.05) 2-3 @ 1.37% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 1.28% ( 0.03) Other @ 1.79% Total : 14.86%