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

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 19:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Alvaro Medran 27' Y

Miguel Navarro 34' Y

Y 37' Jonathan Mensah

Fabian Herbers 56' Y

Y 70' Harrison Afful

Francisco Calvo 71' Y

Jonathan Bornstein 73' Y

Francisco Calvo 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Peter Manikowski
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee Ian McKay

8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
06 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
06 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
02 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
29 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
24 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Columbus Crew SC
#4	Position	#10
29	Points	20
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
32	Scored	26
23	Conceded	28
+9	GD	-2
1.71	PPG	1.11
53%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
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' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
5' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
11' A goal from the USA international Djordje Mihailovic! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
14' Robert Beric has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
19' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
22' The crowd applauds Djordje Mihailovic as he leaves the pitch. Elliot Collier steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alvaro Medran.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Miguel Navarro.
37' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Miguel Navarro makes way for Jonathan Bornstein at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
51' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Controversy at the stadium! Fabian Herbers argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
61' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
62' Przemyslaw Frankowski is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
64' The crowd applauds Luis Diaz as he leaves the pitch. Ema Boateng steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
68' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Harrison Afful argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Calvo is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 71.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Bornstein.
75' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Youness Mokhtar comes on to replace Derrick Etienne.
79' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! C.J. Sapong comes on to replace Robert Beric.
81' The supporters are chanting for Fanendo Adi. He replaces Pedro Santos on 81 minute.
86' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
88' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes fires home to make it 2-2!
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ C.J. Sapong 79'
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 62'
5
Francisco Calvo C
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Elliot Collier 22'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 46'
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Youness Mokhtar 75'
19
Milton Valenzuela
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Fanendo Adi 81'
8
Artur
3
Joshua Williams
26
Fatai Alashe
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Ema Boateng 64'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	8
Diego Rossi	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Derrick Etienne	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Miguel Berry	2
Carlos Teran	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC43% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

57%

Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC34% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC23%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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