Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati.
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 57.56%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 18.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.04%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a FC Cincinnati win it was 0-1 (6.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.
