Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 19 Jun 2021 · 23:30 UTC Historic Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Derrick Etienne 21' Y

Josh Williams 25' Y

Y 44' Fabian Herbers

Y 65' Alvaro Medran

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Historic Crew Stadium.

Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
29 May	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
22 May	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
16 May	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
12 May	Toronto FC	A	0–2	L
08 May	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
29 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–1	L
22 May	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–0	D
14 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Historic Crew Stadium as Columbus Crew SC face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Mensah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
17' The USA Gyasi Zardes breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 1-0!
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Derrick Etienne.
25' Poor challenge from Josh Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
30' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Gyasi Zardes with the second goal in the match!
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Fabian Herbers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
46' Brian Gutierrez makes way for Luka Stojanovic at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' The supporters are chanting for Jhon Espinoza. He replaces Boris Sekulic on 58 minute.
63' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Waylon Francis is hanging Alexandru Matan on the field on 63 minute.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Alvaro Medran argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
70' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
71' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Derrick Etienne exits the field as Kevin Molino enters on 71.
76' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
81' USA international Darlington Nagbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Alvaro Medran is withdrawn and Elliot Collier gets his opportunity.
87' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Pedro Santos is replaced by Saad Abdul-Salam.
It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Elliot Collier 83'
21
Fabian Herbers
5
Francisco Calvo
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Jhon Espinoza 58'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Luka Stojanovic 46'
23
Carlos Teran
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Robert Beric 46'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC51% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

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	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

49%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC33% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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