Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#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' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcelo Herrera made 176 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' Darlington Nagbe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 25' Andrew Gutman does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Nigeria international Ibrahim Aliyu has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Amar Sejdic is withdrawn and Ibrahim Aliyu gets his opportunity.
  • 50' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Dean. He replaces Leonardo Barroso on 50 minute.
  • 55' The 28-year-old Andre Franco has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ibrahim Aliyu on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Hugo Cuypers is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 73' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Bamba is withdrawn and Brian Gutierrez gets his opportunity.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Lassi Lappalainen comes on to replace Marcelo Herrera.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Yevgen Cheberko makes way for Cesar Ruvalcaba at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sam Rogers.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Andre Franco has done his job and it is now time for Kellyn Acosta to step up.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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
Brian Gutierrez 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Juan Hernandez 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
1.96 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC47% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
53%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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