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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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

11
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 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
#7 Position #4
47 Points 55
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
59 Scored 64
52 Conceded 54
+7 GD +10
1.38 PPG 1.62
41% Win % 47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Brandt Bronico needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Hector Jimenez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedro Santos made 303 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johan Kappelhof, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC 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.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Brandon Vincent is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Gonzalo Tapia scoring 2 goals.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mo Adams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

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
Diego Rossi 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Juan Hernandez 2
Nemanja Nikolics 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
1.96 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 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC54% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
46%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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