Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #4
20 Points 29
18 Played 17
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
26 Scored 32
28 Conceded 23
-2 GD +9
1.11 PPG 1.71
28% Win % 53%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ 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
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Nemanja Nikolics needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Santos makes it 1-0.
  • 32' Aleksandar Katai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 48' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Fabian Herbers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 62' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Youness Mokhtar enters on 62.
  • 67' Mike Azira is replacing Brandt Bronico for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Bastian Schweinsteiger is booked for Chicago Fire SC — Yellow card on 82.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Hamilton is hanging Gyasi Zardes on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Jonathan Bornstein trudges off to be replaced by Djordje Mihailovic on 86 minutes.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Luis Argudo as he leaves the pitch. David Guzman steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 1-1 Chicago Fire FC.

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
Cucho Hernandez 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Diego Rossi 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Luka Stojanovic 2
Lucas Zelarayan 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
1.48 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
65%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
61%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC27% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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