Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 10 Jul 2022 · 00:10 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Steven Moreira
Gaston Claudio Gimenez 14' Y
Rafael Czichos 43' Y
Miguel Navarro 50' Y
Brian Gutierrez 54' Y
Jhon Duran 60' Y
Y 71' Jonathan Mensah
Y 84' Juan Hernandez
Miguel Navarro 88' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
04 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
30 Jun Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
26 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
19 Jun D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
28 May Toronto FC A 2–3 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
03 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
29 Jun Toronto FC A 2–1 W
26 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
18 Jun Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
28 May Atlanta United FC A 2–1 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steven Moreira on 8.
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Gaston Claudio Gimenez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 19' Jhon Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 24' Darlington Nagbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 29' What a moment for Rafael Czichos! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Venezuela international Miguel Navarro has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' GOAL! Chris Mueller scores on 41.
  • 43' Rafael Czichos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Sean Zawadzki makes way for Luis Diaz at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 50' Miguel Navarro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Jhon Duran is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 62' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Jacen Russell-Rowe by Juan Hernandez on 62 minute.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Derrick Etienne makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 63' The whistle greets Brian Gutierrez as he departs to be replaced by Jairo Torres.
  • 68' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 71' Jonathan Mensah was booked on 71.
  • 75' A goal from the Haiti international Derrick Etienne! He fires home on 75 to make it 2-2!
  • 76' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jhon Duran exits the field as Kacper Przybylko enters on 76.
  • 80' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Herbers is hanging Xherdan Shaqiri on the field on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Lucas Zelarayan by James Igbekeme on 81 minute.
  • 83' Magnificent from Erik Hurtado! That is 15 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' Juan Hernandez was booked on 84.
  • 88' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-05-28 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2022-06-29 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC37%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
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
63%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
63%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC30% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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