Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire.
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 45.16%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 29.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.19%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 0-1 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.9%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.
