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

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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.

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
8' The referee calls foul for Steven Moreira. He receives a Yellow card.
13' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' GOAL! Rafael Czichos fires home to make it 1-0!
34' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
41' Brilliant from the ! Chris Mueller makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 41.
43' Rafael Czichos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
46' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Sean Zawadzki is replaced by Luis Diaz.
50' Miguel Navarro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
54' Brian Gutierrez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
59' 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.
60' The referee calls foul for Jhon Duran. He receives a Yellow card.
62' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Jacen Russell-Rowe trudges off to be replaced by Juan Hernandez on 62 minutes.
63' Derrick Etienne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
63' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Jairo Torres comes on to replace Brian Gutierrez.
68' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
71' Jonathan Mensah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
75' Derrick Etienne does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
76' The crowd applauds Jhon Duran as he leaves the pitch. Kacper Przybylko steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
80' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Fabian Herbers on 80 minute.
81' The supporters are chanting for James Igbekeme. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 81 minute.
83' GOAL! Erik Hurtado fires home to make it 2-3!
84' The referee calls foul for Juan Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
88' Miguel Navarro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 88.
Full Time. Columbus Crew SC beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
31
Steven Moreira
23
Jalil Anibaba ↓ Derrick Etienne 46'
4
Jonathan Mensah
7
Pedro Santos
6
Darlington Nagbe
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ James Igbekeme 81'
21
Aidan Morris
3
Josh Williams
25
Sean Zawadzki ↓ Luis Diaz 46'
39
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Juan Hernandez 62'

Bench

26
James Igbekeme ↑ 81'
22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 46'
24
Evan Bush
13
Kevin Molino
19
Erik Hurtado
12
Luis Diaz ↑ 46'
27
Miguel Berry
9
Juan Hernandez ↑ 62'
30
Will Sands

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	8
Cucho Hernandez	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Diego Rossi	3
Derrick Etienne	3
Gyasi Zardes	2
Gonzalo Tapia	2
Luka Stojanovic	2

Head to Head

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

1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC34% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC40%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

66%

Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC28% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC30%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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