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

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MLS · 2021

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 20:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 59' Miguel Navarro

Y 62' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor

Y 88' Jhon Espinoza

Y 89' Jhon Espinoza

Y 89' Stanislav Ivanov

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
30 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	3–1	W
27 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W
23 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
21 Oct	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
16 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
24 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
20 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	4–3	W
16 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
03 Oct	Toronto FC	A	1–3	L

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' The ball is rolling at Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' Pedro Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
10' Milton Valenzuela is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
25' Steven Moreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
36' 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.
41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Stanislav Ivanov gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Alvaro Medran and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Miguel Berry does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
59' Miguel Navarro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
60' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Berry makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 60.
62' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Marlon Hairston is replaced by Liam Fraser.
62' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Liam Fraser on, Marlon Hairston off on 63 minutes.
68' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Boris Sekulic by Jhon Espinoza on 71 minute.
72' Alex Monis is replacing Nnamdi Chinonso Offor for the Chicago Fire FC side.
77' Gabriel Slonina is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
80' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Teran is replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
83' Pedro Santos makes way for Alexandru Matan at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
87' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Bradley Wright-Phillips on, Miguel Berry off on 87 minutes.
88' Jhon Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
89' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
31
Steven Moreira ↓ Harrison Afful 87'
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Luis Diaz 63'
17
Marlon Hairston ↓ Liam Fraser 63'
19
Milton Valenzuela
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Alexandru Matan 83'
6
Darlington Nagbe
5
Vito Wormgoor
10
Lucas Zelarayan
27
Miguel Berry ↓ Bradley Wright-Phillips 87'
3
Josh Williams

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Stanislav Ivanov 46'
31
Federico Navarro
7
Ignacio Aliseda
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Jhon Espinoza 71'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
32
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Javier Casas 80'
40
Brian Gutierrez
23
Carlos Teran ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 80'
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Alex Monis 72'

Bench

27
Robert Beric
20
Wyatt Omsberg ↑ 80'
28
Elliot Collier
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↑ 46'
8
Luka Stojanovic
14
Jhon Espinoza ↑ 71'
37
Javier Casas ↑ 80'
38
Alex Monis ↑ 72'
34
Chris Brady

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.77 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC50% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

50%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC34% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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