Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

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Columbus Crew SC

Sun 19 May 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Rafael Czichos 24' Y

Brian Gutierrez 45' Y

Federico Navarro 90' Y

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
16 May	Charlotte FC	H	0–1	L
12 May	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L
05 May	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
28 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	0–4	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
15 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	3–1	W
11 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–0	D
20 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
14 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D

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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' With 2 assists to his name this season, Christian Ramirez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' A moment of madness from Rafael Czichos on 24 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
29' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Diego Rossi does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' 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.
41' The whistle greets Marino Hinestroza as he departs to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Brian Gutierrez.
46' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Kellyn Acosta comes on to replace Gaston Gimenez.
51' Yevgen Cheberko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Christian Ramirez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
57' The supporters are chanting for Georgios Koutsias. He replaces Fabian Herbers on 57 minute.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' The crowd applauds Brian Gutierrez as he leaves the pitch. Xherdan Shaqiri steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
70' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Hugo Cuypers exits the field as Tom Barlow enters on 70.
73' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Malte Amundsen on, Will Sands off on 73 minutes.
78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
85' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Teran makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 85.
88' What composure from Jacen Russell-Rowe! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-3.
90' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Federico Navarro gets a card.
90' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 90 minute. Diego Rossi leaves to be changed by Derrick Jones.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Georgios Koutsias 57'
31
Federico Navarro
30
Gaston Gimenez ↓ Kellyn Acosta 46'
15
Andrew Gutman
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Xherdan Shaqiri 67'
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 67'
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 70'
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
17
Christian Ramirez ↓ Alexandru Matan 73'
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Derrick Jones 90'
11
Marino Hinestroza ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 41'
4
Rudy Camacho
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Aidan Morris ↓ Sean Zawadzki 46'
28
Patrick Schulte
3
Will Sands ↓ Malte Amundsen 73'
23
Mohamed Farsi
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

18
Malte Amundsen ↑ 73'
14
Yaw Yeboah
20
Alexandru Matan ↑ 73'
5
Derrick Jones ↑ 90'
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 46'
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↑ 41'
27
Max Arfsten
16
Taha Habroune
1
Nicholas Hagen

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-05-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-05-15 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-04-27 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC28% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC46%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

72%

Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC22% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC34%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

0 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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