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Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 8 Apr 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Victor Rivas
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

3
6
10
Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
17 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–4 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
24 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
17 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
10 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
03 Mar Toronto FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Columbus Crew SC
#5 Position #12
42 Points 29
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
46 Scored 39
38 Conceded 43
+8 GD -4
1.62 PPG 1.07
46% Win % 30%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Chicago Fire FC face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niko Hansen made 292 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Harrison Afful has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Diego Campos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Pedro Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Brandon Vincent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Chicago Fire FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 8
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Diego Rossi 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Luka Stojanovic 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2

Head to Head

2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-03-10 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Sporting Kansas City L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-03-03 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC50% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
50%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.