Columbus Crew
vs
CF Montreal
Major League Soccer prediction
The model makes it 65% Columbus Crew, 20% draw, 15% CF Montreal — fair odds of 1.54, 5.00 and 6.67. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (10%).
Expected goals: Columbus Crew 2.20, CF Montreal 0.97.
Both teams to score: 56%. Over 2.5 goals: 61%, under 2.5: 39%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
The two sides
Columbus Crew carry a model rating of 6.6 against 6.33 for CF Montreal. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
Recent form (most recent last): Columbus Crew D-W-L-W-D; CF Montreal D-D-L-L-D.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 2.20 goals for Columbus Crew and 0.97 for CF Montreal. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Columbus Crew rate 0.68 in attack and 1.14 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; CF Montreal rate 0.61 and 1.71.
That points to 61% for over two and a half goals and 56% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 2-0 (10%), 2-1 (10%), 1-1 (9%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Columbus Crew the highest probability at 65%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.2 expected goals for Columbus Crew against 0.97 for CF Montreal. Columbus Crew's attack/defence rating is 0.68/1.14 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.61/1.71 for CF Montreal.