Major League Soccer

Aug 27, 2023 at 12.30am UK

Lower.com Field

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

Columbus Crew

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Toronto

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Crew	Draw	Toronto
74.42% ( -0.19)	15.45% ( 0.1)	10.13% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 52.56% (

-0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.08% (

-0.27)

33.93% (

0.27)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

44.22% (

-0.31)

55.78% (

0.31)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

92.27% (

-0.1)

7.74% (

0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

72.47% (

-0.26)

27.53% (

0.26)

Toronto Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.96% (

-0.04)

43.04% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.68% (

-0.03)

79.32% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 74.42%

Toronto 10.13%

Draw 15.45%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Toronto
2-0 @ 10.9% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 9.3% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.19% ( 0.03) 1-0 @ 8.52% ( 0.08) 3-1 @ 7.84% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 5.95% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 5.02% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 3.31% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 3.05% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 2.57% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 2.12% ( -0.02) 6-0 @ 1.3% ( -0.02) 6-1 @ 1.1% ( -0.02) 5-2 @ 1.08% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.18% Total : 74.42%	1-1 @ 7.18% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 3.88% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 3.33% ( 0.05) 3-3 @ 0.93% ( -0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 15.45%	1-2 @ 3.03% ( 0.02) 0-1 @ 2.81% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 1.18% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.09% ( 0) Other @ 2.02% Total : 10.13%