Philadelphia have kept three consecutive clean sheets, but Columbus are the highest scorers in the division at the moment, so the visitors are likely to find the back of the net on Saturday.
However, Union are in great form and will look to capitalise on the fact that Crew lost last weekend which may have knocked some of their confidence.
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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 Philadelphia Union win with a probability of 50.12%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 23.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Philadelphia Union win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.7%) and 2-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.27%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (8.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Philadelphia Union in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Philadelphia Union.
