Saturday , 14 November 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 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

3
6
11
Chicago Fire FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 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
#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' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Andrew Gutman gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kellyn Acosta, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' 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.
  • 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' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Leonardo Barroso by Jonathan Dean on 50 minute.
  • 55' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Ibrahim Aliyu argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 70' Hugo Cuypers doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Brian Gutierrez comes on to replace Jonathan Bamba.
  • 78' 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.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lassi Lappalainen is hanging Marcelo Herrera on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 87' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Yevgen Cheberko is withdrawn and Cesar Ruvalcaba gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Sam Rogers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' Kellyn Acosta is replacing Andre Franco for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.

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
Diego Rossi 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Carlos Teran 2
Brian Gutierrez 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
1.97 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
56%
Chicago Fire FC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC33% Draw39% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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