Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 22:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Derrick Etienne

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
6
11
Chicago Fire FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
08 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC H 0–0 D
01 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
25 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L
22 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
07 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–3 L
04 Aug D.C. United SC H 2–4 L
30 Jul New York City FC A 1–4 L
24 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
21 Jul Nashville SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Columbus Crew SC
#4 Position #7
55 Points 47
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 14 / 5 / 15
64 Scored 59
54 Conceded 52
+10 GD +7
1.62 PPG 1.38
47% Win % 41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 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' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Carlos Teran has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 27' Derrick Etienne is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 47' Jonathan Bornstein is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 52' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has done his job and it is now time for Robert Beric to step up.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Brian Gutierrez. He replaces Elliot Collier on 59 minute.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Derrick Etienne departs to be replaced by Kevin Molino.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' GOAL! Luka Stojanovic fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 78' Luka Stojanovic makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 79' The whistle greets Jonathan Bornstein as he departs to be replaced by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 83' Wyatt Omsberg gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Carlos Teran and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Stanislav Ivanov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luka Stojanovic on 84 minute.
  • 88' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Liam Fraser has done his job and it is now time for Bradley Wright-Phillips to step up.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC46% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
54%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC32% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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