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Columbus Crew
MLS Playoffs | MLS Cup
Dec 13, 2020 at 1.30am UK
MAPFRE Stadium
Seattle Sounders

Columbus Crew
3 - 0
Seattle

Zelarayan (25', 82'), Etienne (31')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Paulo (28'), Smith (49')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's MLS Cup final between Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders, 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 42.58%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 31.79% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.92%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 0-1 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawSeattle Sounders
42.58%25.63%31.79%
Both teams to score 54.46%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.57%49.43%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.53%71.47%
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.91%23.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.07%56.93%
Seattle Sounders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.81%29.19%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.87%65.13%
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 42.58%
    Seattle Sounders 31.79%
    Draw 25.62%
Columbus CrewDrawSeattle Sounders
1-0 @ 9.88%
2-1 @ 8.92%
2-0 @ 7.24%
3-1 @ 4.36%
3-0 @ 3.54%
3-2 @ 2.68%
4-1 @ 1.6%
4-0 @ 1.3%
4-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 42.58%
1-1 @ 12.16%
0-0 @ 6.74%
2-2 @ 5.49%
3-3 @ 1.1%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.62%
0-1 @ 8.3%
1-2 @ 7.49%
0-2 @ 5.11%
1-3 @ 3.08%
2-3 @ 2.25%
0-3 @ 2.1%
1-4 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 31.79%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders

Columbus Crew
20.0%
Draw
17.5%
Seattle Sounders
62.5%
40
Head to Head
Mar 8, 2020 3am
Gameweek 4
Seattle
1-1
Columbus Crew
Ruidiaz (79' pen.)
Jones (36'), Paulo (85')
Zardes (33')
Diaz Espinoza (66')
Jul 7, 2019 12.30am
Columbus Crew
1-2
Seattle
Santos (13' pen.)
Guzman (29'), Santos (42'), Artur (79'), Afful (85'), Argudo (93')
Lodeiro (56' pen., 96')
Leyva (70'), Lodeiro (85')
May 5, 2018 9pm
Gameweek 11
Seattle
0-0
Columbus Crew
Alonso (30')
Trapp (54')
Santos (15')
Jun 1, 2017 12.30am
Columbus Crew
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Seattle
Higuain (10'), Meram (21'), Kamara (59')
Mensah (67')

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Apr 30, 2016 9pm
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