Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 11 Jun 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Malte Amundsen
Y 29' Sean Zawadzki
Miguel Navarro 45' Y
Y 81' Mohamed Farsi
Fabian Herbers 89' Y
Y 90' Lucas Zelarayan

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L
03 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L
31 May Toronto FC A 0–0 D
27 May New England Revolution A 3–3 D
21 May Atlanta United FC H 3–3 D
17 May Charlotte FC A 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
03 Jun Charlotte FC H 4–2 W
31 May Colorado Rapids SC H 3–2 W
29 May Nashville SC A 1–3 L
20 May FC Cincinnati A 2–3 L
17 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W

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' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Sean Zawadzki will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Klopas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Chicago Fire FC currently sit 26 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 45.
  • 50' Cape Verde Islands international Steven Moreira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Juan Hernandez puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Georgios Koutsias comes on to replace Brian Gutierrez.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Herbers, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 78' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jairo Torres is hanging Maren Haile-Selassie on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Fabian Herbers on, Gaston Claudio Gimenez off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Mohamed Farsi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 1-1.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Herbers.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Zelarayan.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Jacen Russell-Rowe comes on to replace Lucas Zelarayan.
  • 1-2 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-05-31 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-27 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-21 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-17 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-06-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2023-05-31 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-05-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC41% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
59%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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