Thursday , 2 July 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
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#3 Position #10
26 Points 16
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
27 Scored 21
16 Conceded 23
+11 GD -2
1.86 PPG 1.07
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gyasi Zardes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 28' Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Djordje Mihailovic makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 47' Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • 54' Pedro Santos is replacing David Accam for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 57' The Chicago Fire SC bench stirs into life. Djordje Mihailovic is withdrawn and Aleksandar Katai gets his opportunity.
  • 58' Aleksandar Katai is replacing Djordje Mihailovic for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 63' C.J. Sapong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 65' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Eduardo Sosa departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Marcelo. He replaces Nicolas Gaitan on 74 minute.
  • 79' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Ricardo Clark has done his job and it is now time for Romario Williams to step up.
  • 80' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Dax McCarty by Jorge Luis Corrales on 80 minute.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hector Jimenez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' What composure from Romario Williams! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 0-4.
  • 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
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Luka Stojanovic 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
1.81 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC50% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
50%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC19%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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