Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Soldier Field as Chicago Fire FC face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rafael Czichos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' Malte Amundsen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Sean Zawadzki is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Miguel Navarro.
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 55' international Juan Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' GOAL! Juan Hernandez scores on 59.
  • 63' Georgios Koutsias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian Gutierrez at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 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' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Gaston Claudio Gimenez departs to be replaced by Fabian Herbers.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Mohamed Farsi. He receives a card.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' What a strike from Xherdan Shaqiri! The score is 1-1.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Fabian Herbers. He receives a card.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Lucas Zelarayan. He receives a card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jacen Russell-Rowe. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

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
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Luka Stojanovic 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
1.81 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC40% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC34%
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 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
60%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC33% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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