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 52.74%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 24.87% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.