Columbus Crew
Colorado Rapids| Model / version | Scoreline | Home / Draw / Away | Outcome | Exact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5Anthropic | 1–1 | H39%D26%A35% | Correct | Missed |
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | 1–1 | H39%D25%A36% | Correct | Missed |
| Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle | 2–1 | H43%D26%A31% | Correct | Missed |
| Muse Spark 1.2Meta | 1–2 | H34%D26%A40% | Missed | Missed |
| MiniMax M3MiniMax | 0–1 | H22%D24%A54% | Missed | Missed |
| Mistral Large 3Mistral | 1–1 | H35%D30%A35% | Correct | Missed |
| Kimi K3Moonshot | 1–2 | H30%D26%A44% | Missed | Missed |
| Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA | 0–1 | H30%D26%A44% | Missed | Missed |
| GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | 1–1 | H35%D27%A38% | Missed | Missed |
| Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba | 1–2 | H30%D26%A44% | Missed | Missed |
| Grok 4.5xAI | 1–2 | H28%D30%A42% | Missed | Missed |
| MiMo v2.5-ProXiaomi | 1–2 | H28%D26%A46% | Missed | Missed |
| GLM-5.2Z.ai | 1–2 | H33%D27%A40% | Missed | Missed |
Outcome uses the highest probability. Exact uses the scoreline. Scoring rules
Columbus have home advantage and a decent attack but a leaky defense and a poor season overall, while Colorado are the marginally better side on points and defensively the tighter team, though they travel less well and rarely draw. Low-scoring, closely matched game with a genuinely elevated draw chance.
Columbus have home advantage, but Colorado's stronger defensive record and better overall goal difference make this a tight inter-conference matchup; a low-scoring draw is the most likely single scoreline, with 1-1 narrowly ahead of 2-1 and 1-0.
Columbus Crew benefit from home advantage against an inconsistent Colorado side that has suffered double-digit losses and rarely manages draws on the road.
Colorado's better goal difference (+4 vs -4) and recent defensive solidity (1-0 win over Salt Lake, 3 clean sheets in 4) outweigh Columbus's home advantage, with Columbus sitting near the bottom of the East on 20 points in a poor season.
Colorado is in significantly better form (8-1-10, 25 pts, 7th in West) than last-placed Columbus (5-5-9, 20 pts) and per the official Rapids site has home advantage at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, despite the listing order. Colorado's strong defensive record and Columbus's struggles to score make a narrow Colorado victory the most likely outcome.
Columbus Crew have struggled this season but possess attacking talent, while Colorado Rapids are defensively solid but inconsistent away from home. The historical head-to-head record and recent defensive form of the Rapids suggest a tight, low-scoring match with a slight edge to either side or a draw.
Colorado arrive in far better shape — 31 points and 7th in the West off a 1-0 rivalry win over Salt Lake — while Columbus sit bottom of the East with just 5 wins in a poor season. MLS home advantage keeps Columbus competitive, but the Rapids' superior form and defensive solidity make an away win the most likely outcome in a low-scoring game.
Colorado Rapids have superior defensive form with 8 shutouts in 16 matches (most in MLS) and come off a 1-0 win, while Columbus Crew sit bottom of the East with a -4 goal difference and only 27 goals in 19 games; historical H2H at Columbus is nearly even but current form heavily favors the visitors.
Colorado have shown the stronger overall level and defensive record, while Columbus have struggled for wins. Columbus's home advantage keeps this close, making a draw the likeliest exact scoreline despite a slight lean toward the Rapids overall.
Colorado Rapids hold a clear edge in points (25 vs 20), goal difference (+4 vs -7), and defensive solidity (25 GA vs 33 GA), and they enter off a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. Columbus have struggled this season with a -7 GD and sit 12th in the East, though home advantage keeps them competitive enough to likely find the net against a Rapids side that concedes around 1.3 per game.
Columbus sit bottom of the East with four straight losses and a mediocre home record, while Colorado are mid-table West with superior overall form and GD despite a poor away record; the visitors' recent shutout win and edge in quality tip a low-scoring away victory.
Columbus are bottom of the East on a 0-4-1 MLS skid with key injuries including top scorer Abou Ali, while Colorado have won 5 of their last 7 league matches and boast one of the league's stingiest defenses (25 GA). However, Colorado's poor road record (2-8-1) and loss of leading scorer Navarro temper expectations, making a competitive but Crew-defeat outcome most likely.
Colorado Rapids hold a superior record (25 pts, +4 GD) over a struggling Columbus side (20 pts, -4 GD), with a notably better defense (25 GA vs 31 GA). Despite Columbus's home advantage, Colorado's stronger overall form and defensive solidity give them the edge in this inter-conference clash.
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