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Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Columbus Crew 1-0 Inter Miami
Thursday, September 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Thursday, September 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 27 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 28 | -3 | 35 |
Last Game: New England 0-0 Chicago Fire
Thursday, September 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Thursday, September 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Toronto | 29 | -5 | 34 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 28 | -10 | 31 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 28 | -11 | 29 |
We said: Columbus Crew 1-0 Chicago Fire
Columbus have as much momentum heading into this encounter as one could hope for, while the Fire seem to have lost all of theirs, not to mention the fact that several key players seem to be playing hurt for them which has impacted their performances of late. The Fire have failed to find the back of the net in their last three visits to Columbus, and they have not been consistently sharp in the final third all season. 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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 54.82%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 22.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.74%) and 2-0 (8.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Chicago Fire win it was 1-2 (5.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Columbus Crew | Draw | Chicago Fire |
54.82% ( 1.75) | 22.75% ( -0.32) | 22.42% ( -1.44) |
| Both teams to score 56.07% ( -0.73) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
