Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 28 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Ibrahim Aliyu
Sam Rogers 90' Y

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
2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
21 Sep Minnesota United FC A 3–0 W
14 Sep New York City FC H 1–3 L
07 Sep New England Revolution H 3–2 W
23 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L
17 Aug St. Louis City H 3–2 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
20 Sep Toronto FC H 1–1 D
17 Sep New York City FC A 2–3 L
13 Sep Atlanta United FC A 5–4 W
30 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
23 Aug New England Revolution H 1–2 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Yevgen Cheberko, a Ukraine , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Andrew Gutman makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahim Aliyu is hanging Amar Sejdic on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Leonardo Barroso exits the field as Jonathan Dean enters on 50.
  • 55' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Sam Rogers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 176 appearances.
  • 65' Chris Brady is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 66' Ibrahim Aliyu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Hugo Cuypers makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 73' Jonathan Bamba makes way for Brian Gutierrez at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 78' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Marcelo Herrera departs to be replaced by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 85' 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 Daniel Gazdag suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Yevgen Cheberko by Cesar Ruvalcaba on 87 minute.
  • 90' Sam Rogers was booked on 90.
  • 90' Kellyn Acosta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Franco on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chicago Fire FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

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

2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-09-21 Minnesota United FC 0–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC L 2025-09-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New England Revolution W 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-08-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.98 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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