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Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023 at 1.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Columbus Crew

Houston
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Baird (14'), Ibrahim (90')
Dorsey (58'), Carrasquilla (81'), Sviatchenko (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cheberko (4'), Zawadzki (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Houston Dynamo

All competitions
Major League Soccer
Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Houston
Sunday, August 27 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew

All competitions
Last Game: Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto
Sunday, August 27 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Houston Dynamo 2-2 Columbus Crew

 Looking at past results between Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, we anticipate another end-to-end affair at the Shell Energy Stadium. Both sides head into this one off the back of impressive results in the league and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts in this one.

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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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.87%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 29.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Houston Dynamo would win this match.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
46.87% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05) 23.93% (0.016000000000002 0.02) 29.2% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 58.81% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.87% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)43.13% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.47% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)65.53% (0.042999999999992 0.04)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.42% (-0.036999999999992 -0.04)18.58% (0.038999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.15% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)49.85% (0.067 0.07)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.23% (0.007000000000005 0.01)27.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.65% (0.009999999999998 0.01)63.36% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 46.87%
    Columbus Crew 29.2%
    Draw 23.93%
Houston DynamoDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.31% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 5.25% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.1% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 2.21% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.73% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 46.87%
1-1 @ 11.12% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.93%
1-2 @ 7.13% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.61% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.24% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.56%
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 29.2%

How you voted: Houston vs Columbus Crew

Houston Dynamo
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Columbus Crew
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Oct 25, 2020 1am
Gameweek 21
Houston
1-1
Columbus Crew
Rodriguez (22'), Vera (42')
Afful (32'), Morris (84'), Diaz Espinoza (90+1')
Sep 13, 2020 12.30am
Gameweek 40
Columbus Crew
P-P
Houston
Apr 28, 2019 1.30am
Gameweek 10
Houston
2-0
Columbus Crew
Manotas (3'), Martinez (55')

Francis (51')
Aug 12, 2018 12.30am
Gameweek 27
Columbus Crew
1-0
Houston
Zardes (91')
Zardes (56'), Santos (97')

Leonardo (80'), Lundqvist (86')
Mar 12, 2017 1.30am
Houston
3-1
Columbus Crew
Quioto (2'), Elis (35'), Torres (65')
Elis (68')
Kamara (93')
Finlay (59'), Raitala (72')
Mensah (87')
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3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls157532822626
4New York City FCNY City158251916326
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto167272424023
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3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles158342719827
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd147432419525
5Austin FCAustin166552020023
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver156452218422
7Colorado RapidsColorado166462829-122
8Houston DynamoHouston156361616021
9Portland TimbersPortland165473030019
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas143471723-613
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas152582328-511
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