Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2024
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 3
Full Time
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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rafael Czichos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 20' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Rafael Czichos picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacen Russell-Rowe made 287 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' What a strike from Diego Rossi! The score is 0-1.
  • 35' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Marino Hinestroza by Jacen Russell-Rowe on 41 minute.
  • 45' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Gimenez is replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 51' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Christian Ramirez makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 57' Georgios Koutsias is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 70' Tom Barlow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hugo Cuypers at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Malte Amundsen comes on to replace Will Sands.
  • 78' The 25-year-old Carlos Teran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabian Herbers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Teran makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 88' Magnificent from Jacen Russell-Rowe! That is 17 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Federico Navarro. He receives a card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Diego Rossi as he departs to be replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

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

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

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
1.34 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC45%
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
55%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
71%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC24% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC32%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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