Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 18 Jul 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Bastian Schweinsteiger 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 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
2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
14 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
07 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
04 Jul Atlanta United FC H 5–1 W
29 Jun New York Red Bulls A 1–3 L
23 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
13 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
06 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
04 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
29 Jun Orlando City SC H 0–2 L
23 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' USA international Joe Bendik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Romario Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Djordje Mihailovic gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Aboubacar Keita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' What a moment for Gyasi Zardes! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • 54' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace David Accam by Pedro Santos on 54 minute.
  • 57' Aleksandar Katai is replacing Djordje Mihailovic for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 58' Djordje Mihailovic makes way for Aleksandar Katai at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
  • 63' Against the run of play, C.J. Sapong has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 65' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Eduardo Sosa has done his job and it is now time for Luis Diaz to step up.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Nicolas Gaitan by Marcelo on 74 minute.
  • 79' Romario Williams gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Ricardo Clark and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The whistle greets Dax McCarty as he departs to be replaced by Jorge Luis Corrales.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Romario Williams makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 8
Cucho Hernandez 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Diego Rossi 3
Brian Gutierrez 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Juan Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-06-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC L 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC47% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
53%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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