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Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023 at 1.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Columbus Crew

Houston
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Baird (14'), Ibrahim (90')
Dorsey (58'), Carrasquilla (81'), Sviatchenko (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cheberko (4'), Zawadzki (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Houston
Sunday, August 27 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto
Sunday, August 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Houston Dynamo 2-2 Columbus Crew

Looking at past results between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, we anticipate another end-to-end affair at the Shell Energy Stadium. Both sides head into this one off the back of impressive results in the league and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts in this one.

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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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.87%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 29.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Houston Dynamo would win this match.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
46.87% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05) 23.93% (0.016000000000002 0.02) 29.2% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 58.81% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.87% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)43.13% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.47% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)65.53% (0.042999999999992 0.04)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.42% (-0.036999999999992 -0.04)18.58% (0.038999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.15% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)49.85% (0.067 0.07)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.23% (0.007000000000005 0.01)27.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.65% (0.009999999999998 0.01)63.36% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 46.87%
    Columbus Crew 29.2%
    Draw 23.93%
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.31% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 5.25% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.1% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 2.21% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.73% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 46.87%
1-1 @ 11.12% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.93%
1-2 @ 7.13% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.61% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.24% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.56%
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 29.2%

How you voted: Houston vs Columbus Crew

Houston Dynamo
Draw
Columbus Crew
Houston Dynamo
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Columbus Crew
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Oct 25, 2020 1am
Gameweek 21
Houston
1-1
Columbus Crew
Rodriguez (22'), Vera (42')
Afful (32'), Morris (84'), Diaz Espinoza (90+1')
Sep 13, 2020 12.30am
Apr 28, 2019 1.30am
Gameweek 10
Houston
2-0
Columbus Crew
Manotas (3'), Martinez (55')

Francis (51')
Aug 12, 2018 12.30am
Gameweek 27
Columbus Crew
1-0
Houston
Zardes (91')
Zardes (56'), Santos (97')

Leonardo (80'), Lundqvist (86')
Mar 12, 2017 1.30am
Houston
3-1
Columbus Crew
Quioto (2'), Elis (35'), Torres (65')
Elis (68')
Kamara (93')
Finlay (59'), Raitala (72')
Mensah (87')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Columbus Crew8530126618
2Charlotte FCCharlotte FC8512137616
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati8512109116
4Inter MiamiInter Miami7430126615
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia8413139413
6Nashville SCNashville8413128413
7Orlando City83321512312
8Chicago Fire83321412212
9New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls833297212
10New York City FCNY City83231111011
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta82331113-29
12New England RevolutionNew England721447-37
13DC United8134918-96
14Toronto8044713-64
15CF MontrealMontreal8026413-92

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver86111761119
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd8431117415
3Portland TimbersPortland84221310314
4Colorado RapidsColorado84221111014
5Austin FCAustin841368-213
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles84041011-112
7Dallas83231011-111
8San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes83141612410
9Seattle SoundersSeattle8233911-29
10Real Salt LakeSalt Lake8305813-59
11St Louis City822456-18
12Houston DynamoHouston8134612-66
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas81161016-64
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy8035615-93
15San Diego FC00000000


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