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Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 12 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

10
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
09 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
05 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
28 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D
14 Apr D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
06 May Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
21 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L

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 history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 15' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Nemanja Nikolics has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Diego Campos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 45' Mike Grella needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Federico Higuain has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' 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 Harrison Afful suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

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

2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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
73%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
53%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC31% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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