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Columbus Crew
Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023 at 12.30am UK
Lower.com Field
Toronto FC

Columbus Crew
2 - 0
Toronto

Rossi (21'), Russell-Rowe (89')
Amundsen (24')
FT(HT: 1-0)

O'Neill (44')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Columbus Crew 3-0 Cincinnati
Monday, August 21 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Toronto 2-3 Montreal
Monday, August 21 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Columbus Crew 3-1 Toronto

The Toronto backline have been inconsistent and out of sorts on many occasions of late and shutting down a side like Columbus with so many dangerous attacking pieces will be a massive challenge for this struggling side.

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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 74.42%. A draw had a probability of 15.5% and a win for Toronto had a probability of 10.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.3%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.18%), while for a Toronto win it was 1-2 (3.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Columbus Crew in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Columbus Crew.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawToronto
74.42% (-0.18899999999999 -0.19) 15.45% (0.105 0.1) 10.13% (0.083 0.08)
Both teams to score 52.56% (-0.092000000000006 -0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.08% (-0.27300000000001 -0.27)33.93% (0.272 0.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.22% (-0.312 -0.31)55.78% (0.31 0.31)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.27% (-0.104 -0.1)7.74% (0.103 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.47% (-0.26400000000001 -0.26)27.53% (0.263 0.26)
Toronto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.96% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)43.04% (0.035999999999994 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.68% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)79.32% (0.028999999999996 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 74.42%
    Toronto 10.13%
    Draw 15.45%
Columbus CrewDrawToronto
2-0 @ 10.9% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 9.3% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.19% (0.026 0.03)
1-0 @ 8.52% (0.075999999999999 0.08)
3-1 @ 7.84% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-0 @ 5.95% (-0.04 -0.04)
4-1 @ 5.02% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
3-2 @ 3.31% (-0.011 -0.01)
5-0 @ 3.05% (-0.036 -0.04)
5-1 @ 2.57% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-2 @ 2.12% (-0.018 -0.02)
6-0 @ 1.3% (-0.022 -0.02)
6-1 @ 1.1% (-0.02 -0.02)
5-2 @ 1.08% (-0.015 -0.02)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 74.42%
1-1 @ 7.18% (0.056999999999999 0.06)
2-2 @ 3.88% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.33% (0.047 0.05)
3-3 @ 0.93% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 15.45%
1-2 @ 3.03% (0.021 0.02)
0-1 @ 2.81% (0.037 0.04)
0-2 @ 1.18% (0.014 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.09% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 10.13%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Toronto

Columbus Crew
85.7%
Draw
0.0%
Toronto
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Mar 12, 2023 12.30am
Jun 30, 2022 12.30am
Mar 12, 2022 6.30pm
Columbus Crew
2-1
Toronto
Zelarayan (56'), Etienne (65')
Mensah (29'), Diaz Espinoza (82'), Artur (84')
Jimenez (14')
Nelson (64'), Priso-Mbongue (79')
May 29, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 10
Columbus Crew
2-1
Toronto
Diaz Espinoza (12'), Zardes (22')
Akinola (52')
May 13, 2021 12am
Gameweek 6
Toronto
2-0
Columbus Crew
Bradley (13'), Altidore (87')
Delgado (46'), Bono (54'), Altidore (90+3')

Keita (89'), Mensah (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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