Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Columbus Crew SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 21:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Luis Diaz 74' Y
Y 85' Fabian Herbers
Y 90' Jhon Espinoza

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

11
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
27 Aug FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
21 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
14 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
06 Aug New York City FC H 3–2 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
31 Aug New England Revolution A 0–0 D
28 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L
21 Aug New York City FC H 0–2 L
13 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
06 Aug Charlotte FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Chicago Fire FC
#7 Position #4
47 Points 55
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
59 Scored 64
52 Conceded 54
+7 GD +10
1.38 PPG 1.62
41% Win % 47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ 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
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Lower.com Field as Columbus Crew SC face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Derrick Etienne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Jonathan Mensah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 33 minute. Brian Gutierrez leaves to be changed by Jhon Duran.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Boris Sekulic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' Kacper Przybylko, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' USA international Will Sands has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' Jhon Espinoza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Reynolds II at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Juan Hernandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 324 appearances.
  • 68' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Boris Sekulic exits the field as Jonathan Bornstein enters on 68.
  • 73' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luis Diaz on 74.
  • 79' Aidan Morris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 81' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Aidan Morris has done his job and it is now time for Artur to step up.
  • 85' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Luis Diaz is replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jhon Espinoza on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 8
Cucho Hernandez 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Diego Rossi 3
Derrick Etienne 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Gonzalo Tapia 2
Luka Stojanovic 2

Head to Head

2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-08-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3%

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% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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