Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 1

Feb 26, 2022 at 11pm UK

RFK Stadium

DC United
3 - 0
Charlotte

Estrada (37' pen., 45+6'), Kamara (65')
Najar (15'), Estrada (42'), Hines-Ike (85'), Perez (87')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Ortiz (27')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between DC United and Charlotte Independence, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: DC United 3-0 Charlotte Independence

While their optimism may be high, the expectations for Charlotte are considerably low. Expect DC United to stroll to a comfortable victory in their season opener, with Charlotte likely to need some time to organise themselves. 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 80.47%. A draw had a probability of 12.9% and a win for Charlotte Independence had a probability of 6.66%.

The most likely scoreline for a DC United win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.3%) and 1-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.1%), while for a Charlotte Independence win it was 0-1 (2.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for DC United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for DC United.

Result
DC United	Draw	Charlotte Independence
80.47%	12.87%	6.66%

Both teams to score 45.76%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.1%

33.9%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

44.24%

55.76%

DC United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.49%

6.51%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

75.71%

24.29%

Charlotte Independence Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

48.94%

51.06%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

14.62%

85.38%

Score Analysis

DC United 80.46%

Charlotte Independence 6.66%

Draw 12.87%

DC United	Draw	Charlotte Independence
2-0 @ 12.4% 3-0 @ 11.3% 1-0 @ 9.08% 2-1 @ 8.34% 4-0 @ 7.72% 3-1 @ 7.6% 4-1 @ 5.19% 5-0 @ 4.22% 5-1 @ 2.84% 3-2 @ 2.55% 6-0 @ 1.92% 4-2 @ 1.74% 6-1 @ 1.29% 5-2 @ 0.95% Other @ 3.31% Total : 80.46%	1-1 @ 6.1% 0-0 @ 3.32% 2-2 @ 2.8% Other @ 0.64% Total : 12.87%	0-1 @ 2.23% 1-2 @ 2.05% Other @ 2.37% Total : 6.66%