With Columbus in good form on home soil, and Nashville showing weaknesses on their travels, the hosts are favourites to take three points this weekend.
Nashville will offer an attacking threat, but the travelling is starting to take its toll and that is something Crew must take advantage of on Saturday.
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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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 56.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Nashville SC had a probability of 20.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.4%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.27%), while for a Nashville SC win it was 0-1 (6.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.
