Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 2

Apr 18, 2021 at 10.30pm UK

Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew
0 - 0
Philadelphia

Diaz Espinoza (56'), Kitchen (64')

Glesnes (40'), Monteiro (61'), Santos (75'), Bedoya (89')

The Match

Preview

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

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 41.41%. A win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.72%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Philadelphia Union win was 1-2 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Philadelphia Union
41.41%	24.91%	33.68%

Both teams to score 57.56%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.31%

45.69%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.99%

68.01%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.96%

22.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.63%

55.37%

Philadelphia Union Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.83%

26.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.75%

61.25%

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 41.41%

Philadelphia Union 33.68%

Draw 24.9%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Philadelphia Union
2-1 @ 8.84% 1-0 @ 8.72% 2-0 @ 6.6% 3-1 @ 4.46% 3-0 @ 3.33% 3-2 @ 2.99% 4-1 @ 1.69% 4-0 @ 1.26% 4-2 @ 1.13% Other @ 2.41% Total : 41.41%	1-1 @ 11.69% 2-2 @ 5.93% 0-0 @ 5.77% 3-3 @ 1.34% Other @ 0.18% Total : 24.9%	1-2 @ 7.84% 0-1 @ 7.73% 0-2 @ 5.18% 1-3 @ 3.5% 2-3 @ 2.65% 0-3 @ 2.32% 1-4 @ 1.17% Other @ 3.29% Total : 33.68%