Major League Soccer

Mar 23, 2024 at 11.30pm UK

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte FC
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Westwood (83'), Agyemang (88')
Westwood (11'), Tavares (69'), Agyemang (82'), Pedro (85'), Vargas (90+4'), Petkovic (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Camilo Hernandez (45+10')
Rossi (45+15'), Yeboah (45+15'), Bush (57')
Jones (26')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Charlotte FC

All competitions

Last Game: Nashville 2-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, March 17 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Columbus Crew 3-0 NY Red Bulls
Saturday, March 16 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 Charlotte FC win with a probability of 37.95%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 36.76% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (6.07%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 0-1 (8.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Charlotte FC would win this match.

Result
Charlotte FC	Draw	Columbus Crew
37.95% ( -0)	25.28%	36.76%

Both teams to score 56.74%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.03% (

46.97% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.78%

69.22%

Charlotte FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.65% (

-0)

24.35% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.25%

58.75%

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75% (

25% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.35% (

59.65% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Charlotte FC 37.95%

Columbus Crew 36.76%

Draw 25.28%

Charlotte FC	Draw	Columbus Crew
1-0 @ 8.6% ( -0) 2-1 @ 8.42% 2-0 @ 6.07% 3-1 @ 3.97% 3-0 @ 2.86% 3-2 @ 2.75% 4-1 @ 1.4% 4-0 @ 1.01% 4-2 @ 0.97% Other @ 1.91% Total : 37.95%	1-1 @ 11.92% 0-0 @ 6.09% 2-2 @ 5.84% 3-3 @ 1.27% Other @ 0.17% Total : 25.28%	0-1 @ 8.44% 1-2 @ 8.26% 0-2 @ 5.85% 1-3 @ 3.82% 0-3 @ 2.7% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.7% 1-4 @ 1.32% 0-4 @ 0.94% 2-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 1.8% Total : 36.76%