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> MATCH.PREDICT()·USA: MLS·Wednesday 13 May, 23:30 UTC

Red Bull New York vs Columbus Crew

Bawler runs a Poisson model on rolling xG, normalised across leagues, adjusted for venue and injuries. This page shows the full chain — every number you can see is one we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Columbus's 1.66 xG dominance and 42% win probability makes away victory the mathematically superior play despite Red Bull's home field.

Win probability
28.3% home29.5% draw42.2% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
Red Bull New YorkstepColumbus Crew
1.23Base xG · rolling 26-match1.73
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.33Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.66
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
X2
Model 88.0% · @ 1.14
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VALUEPro
Away Win
Model 52.5% · @ 1.91
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DARK HORSEPro
Draw
Model 30.4% · @ 3.29
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BAWL OUTPro
Over 2.5 Goals + Over 9.5 Corners + Over 22.5 Shots
Model 30.9% · @ 3.23x
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