Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tori Penso (USA)
15 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D 22 Feb Portland Timbers A 2–3 L 18 Oct New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W 04 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–1 D 28 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W 22 Feb Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L 18 Oct New England Revolution A 2–2 D 05 Oct Toronto FC H 2–2 D 30 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 5–3 W Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Chicago Fire FC #10 Position #3 16 Points 26 15 Played 14 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 21 Scored 27 23 Conceded 16 -2 GD +11 1.07 PPG 1.86 27% Win % 57% Key Stats
47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gyasi Zardes 8 Derrick Etienne 3 Jacen Russell-Rowe 3 Diego Rossi 3 Cucho Hernandez 3 Gyasi Zardes 2 Luka Stojanovic 2 Lucas Zelarayan 2 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-10-04 Orlando City SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC LChicago Fire FC Form
2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-10-18 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2025-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2025-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 3–5 Chicago Fire FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.34 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 65%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 62%Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%0 – 0 Actual1 – 2 8.2%0 – 1 8.1%2 – 1 7.8%1 – 0 7.6%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 1 3.5%0 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 18% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 19% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.