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Major League Soccer
Mar 29, 2025 at 11.30pm UK
Audi Field
Columbus Crew

DC United
1 - 2
Columbus Crew

Benteke (13')
Bartlett (31'), Schnegg (34'), Dodson (71'), Peglow (77')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Rossi (16', 65')
Russell-Rowe (35')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's MLS Playoffs clash between DC United and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Orlando City 4-1 DC United
Saturday, March 22 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-0 NY City
Saturday, March 22 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

We said: DC United 2-2 Columbus Crew

Stick licking their wounds from their first defeat of the season, DC United will look to make an immediate reaction here and return to winning ways. However, the Crew have been tough to crack this season and we predict that they will do just enough to keep their unbeaten run in the league alive. 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 DC United win with a probability of 41.49%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 33.85% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a DC United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.43%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.

Result
DC UnitedDrawColumbus Crew
41.49% (0.054000000000002 0.05) 24.66% (0.009999999999998 0.01) 33.85% (-0.064 -0.06)
Both teams to score 58.48% (-0.049000000000007 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.49% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)44.51% (0.053999999999995 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.12% (-0.053999999999995 -0.05)66.88% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
DC United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.51% (0.0019999999999953 0)21.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.46% (0.0030000000000001 0)54.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.49% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)25.51% (0.064 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.64% (-0.087000000000003 -0.09)60.36% (0.088000000000001 0.09)
Score Analysis
    DC United 41.49%
    Columbus Crew 33.85%
    Draw 24.65%
DC UnitedDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.85% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.43% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 6.48% (0.016 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.54% (0.0029999999999992 0)
3-0 @ 3.32% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.1% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-1 @ 1.74% (0.002 0)
4-0 @ 1.28% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.19% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 41.49%
1-1 @ 11.51% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.05% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.48% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.41% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.65%
1-2 @ 7.87% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-1 @ 7.49% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 5.12% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.58% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.75% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.33% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.22% (-0.006 -0.01)
2-4 @ 0.94% (-0.005 -0.01)
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 33.85%

How you voted: DC United vs Columbus Crew

DC United
0.0%
Draw
33.3%
Columbus Crew
66.7%
6
Head to Head
Sep 29, 2024 12.30am
Apr 7, 2024 12.30am
Mar 5, 2023 12.30am
Jul 14, 2022 1am
DC United
2-2
Columbus Crew
Fountas (80'), Kamara (90+2')
Odoi-Atsem (22'), Skundrich (45+3')
Camilo Hernandez (62', 81')
Room (72'), Santos (75')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami5410115613
2Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia6402138512
3Columbus Crew633084412
4Chicago Fire63211310311
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC6312106410
6Nashville SCNashville631295410
7Orlando City63121512310
8FC CincinnatiCincinnati631289-110
9New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls62227618
10New York City FCNY City62229908
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta62221011-18
12DC United6132811-36
13New England RevolutionNew England511336-34
14Toronto6024612-62
15CF MontrealMontreal6024310-72

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver6411105513
2Austin FCAustin640253212
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd632196311
4Colorado RapidsColorado632187111
5Portland TimbersPortland631298110
6Dallas631299010
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles630389-19
8St Louis City62224228
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes62139907
10Seattle SoundersSeattle61328806
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake6204511-66
12Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy6024512-72
13Houston DynamoHouston6024411-72
14Sporting Kansas CityKansas6015612-61
15San Diego FC00000000


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