Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2021
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

10
6
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Columbus Crew SC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 36' Carlos Teran is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stanislav Ivanov is hanging Alvaro Medran on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Miguel Berry is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Miguel Navarro.
  • 60' Magnificent from Miguel Berry! That is 14 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Liam Fraser on, Marlon Hairston off on 62 minutes.
  • 62' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 63' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Fraser is hanging Marlon Hairston on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Ignacio Aliseda, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Boris Sekulic is replaced by Jhon Espinoza on 71 minute.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Alex Monis. He replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 72 minute.
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Javier Casas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 80' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Carlos Teran is withdrawn and Wyatt Omsberg gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Alexandru Matan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Santos at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Miguel Berry is replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips on 87 minute.
  • 88' Jhon Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Jhon Espinoza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

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

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

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
1.82 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC52% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
48%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC21%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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