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Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2024 at 12.30am UK
First Tennessee Park
Columbus Crew

Nashville
2 - 2
Columbus Crew

Williams (45+3'), Godoy (45+8')
Maher (48'), Williams (90+2'), Bauer (90')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Zawadzki (16'), Hinestroza (79')
Amundsen (66')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Los Angeles 5-0 Nashville
Sunday, March 24 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Charlotte FC 2-0 Columbus Crew
Saturday, March 23 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Nashville SC 1-1 Columbus Crew

Both licking their wounds from last week's defeat, Nashville and Columbus Crew will head into Saturday's clash in search of a morale-boosting result. That said, we predict that both sides will cancel out each other's efforts and settle for a share of the spoils. 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 Nashville SC win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 34.81% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.2%) and 2-0 (6.26%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Nashville SCDrawColumbus Crew
40.59% (0.145 0.14) 24.6% (-0.032 -0.03) 34.81% (-0.112 -0.11)
Both teams to score 58.93% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.97% (0.129 0.13)44.03% (-0.129 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.59% (0.125 0.13)66.41% (-0.124 -0.12)
Nashville SC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.29% (0.12599999999999 0.13)21.71% (-0.124 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.13% (0.191 0.19)54.87% (-0.191 -0.19)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.27% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)24.73% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.72% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)59.28% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Nashville SC 40.59%
    Columbus Crew 34.81%
    Draw 24.59%
Nashville SCDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.75% (0.016 0.02)
1-0 @ 8.2% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
2-0 @ 6.26% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.46% (0.025 0.03)
3-0 @ 3.19% (0.018 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.11% (0.017 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.7% (0.016 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.22% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 40.59%
1-1 @ 11.45% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-2 @ 6.11% (0.011 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.37% (-0.03 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.45% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.59%
1-2 @ 8% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-1 @ 7.5% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
0-2 @ 5.24% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-3 @ 3.73% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.85% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 2.44% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.3% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
2-4 @ 0.99% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 34.81%

Head to Head
Jun 25, 2023 12.30am
May 29, 2023 1.30am
Nashville
3-1
Columbus Crew
Picault (56'), Bunbury (80'), Williams (90+7')
McCarty (19'), Moore (60'), Godoy (77')
Yeboah (2')
Vallecilla (5'), Morris (90')
Apr 2, 2022 11pm
Columbus Crew
0-1
Nashville

Etienne (55'), Diaz Espinoza (66'), Artur (90+3')
Muyl (28')
Sapong (76'), Muyl (79'), Haakenson (90+5')
Oct 21, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 40
Nashville
1-1
Columbus Crew
Williams (90'), Haakenson (90+4')
Nagbe (71')
Jul 22, 2021 12.30am
Gameweek 17
Columbus Crew
0-0
Nashville
Kitchen (18'), Hurtado (43')
LaGrassa (21')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1484235201528
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati138321610627
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls136522419523
4New York City FCNY City136251615120
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136251413120
6Toronto136161619-319
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United134542023-317
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia123542221114
10Nashville SCNashville123541619-314
11Orlando City123451420-613
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta123361615112
13CF MontrealMontreal123361626-1012
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy135622521421
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City123721817116
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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