St. Louis City vs Columbus Crew — Friendlies Clubs 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
St. Louis City21%
Columbus Crew57%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Columbus Crew creates 81% more chances
Season form · 5 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over55
- Under45
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes54
- No46
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
St. Louis City ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Total goals
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
St. Louis City at home — creates 1.40, concedes 1.40 · 5 matches
Columbus Crew away — creates 2.33, concedes 0.67 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
St. Louis City attack 1.40 + Columbus Crew defence 0.67 → ÷2 → 1.03
Columbus Crew attack 2.33 + St. Louis City defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.86
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 57%?"
Columbus Crew at 57% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 57% does not mean "Columbus Crew will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
St. Louis City host Columbus Crew on Friday, 26 January 2024 at 16:00. The match is part of the Friendlies Clubs 2026/2027 season.
St. Louis City face Columbus Crew (Friendlies Clubs)
Friendlies Clubs returns with St. Louis City hosting Columbus Crew. Match starts January 26, 2024. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
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