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

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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

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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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
5' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 24.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 0-1!
35' Federico Navarro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 203 appearances.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Marino Hinestroza departs to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
45' Poor challenge from Brian Gutierrez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Gaston Gimenez is withdrawn and Kellyn Acosta gets his opportunity.
51' Aidan Morris is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
55' Goal! Christian Ramirez scores his 69 goal in 304 matches.
57' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Georgios Koutsias on 57 minute.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
67' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri on 67 minute.
70' Tom Barlow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hugo Cuypers at the 70 minute mark.
73' Will Sands makes way for Malte Amundsen at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
83' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' What a strike from Carlos Teran! The score is 1-2.
88' What composure from Jacen Russell-Rowe! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-3.
90' Federico Navarro was booked on 90.
90' Derrick Jones gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Diego Rossi and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Diego Rossi	3
Derrick Etienne	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Juan Hernandez	2
Nemanja Nikolics	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

1.31 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC26% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC49%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

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	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC21% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC37%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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