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

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

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#12	Position	#5
29	Points	42
27	Played	26
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
39	Scored	46
43	Conceded	38
-4	GD	+8
1.07	PPG	1.62
30%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ 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
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at Historic Crew Stadium.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
17' Goal! Gyasi Zardes scores his 95 goal in 291 matches.
21' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 21.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Williams is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 25.
30' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' What composure from Gyasi Zardes! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
39' Harrison Afful is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
44' Controversy at the stadium! Fabian Herbers argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 46 minute. Brian Gutierrez leaves to be changed by Luka Stojanovic.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Mexico international Brian Gutierrez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jhon Espinoza is hanging Boris Sekulic on the field on 58 minute.
63' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Alexandru Matan departs to be replaced by Waylon Francis.
65' Poor challenge from Alvaro Medran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
70' A quiet spell here at Historic Crew Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' The crowd applauds Derrick Etienne as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Molino steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
76' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
81' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Alvaro Medran is replaced by Elliot Collier.
87' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Santos departs to be replaced by Saad Abdul-Salam.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

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

1.78 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC55% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

45%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC37% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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