Thursday , 2 July 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 46' Jonathan Bornstein
Y 48' Francisco Calvo
Y 82' Bastian Schweinsteiger

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Yusri Rudolf
  • Referee R. Mendoza

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
2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 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
31 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
25 Aug FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
21 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
04 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
24 Aug New England Revolution A 1–2 L
18 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
15 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
11 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
04 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 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 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
  • 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' Kenneth Kronholm is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 15' Harrison Afful has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' A goal from the Portugal international Pedro Santos! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-0!
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Jonathan Bornstein has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 46.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Francisco Calvo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eloy Room, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' Luis Diaz makes way for Youness Mokhtar at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 67' Mike Azira is replacing Brandt Bronico for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 72' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • 85' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 85 minute. Gyasi Zardes leaves to be changed by Jordan Hamilton.
  • 86' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Jonathan Bornstein exits the field as Djordje Mihailovic enters on 86.
  • 88' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Luis Argudo is withdrawn and David Guzman gets his opportunity.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 8
Diego Rossi 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Luka Stojanovic 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Miguel Berry 2

Head to Head

2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 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

2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
63%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
64%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC25% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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