Thursday , 2 July 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 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

10
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.6 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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
  • 5' Brian Gutierrez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Milos Degenek suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Jhon Duran on, Brian Gutierrez off on 33 minutes.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eloy Room made 436 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Andre Reynolds II is replaced by Jhon Espinoza on 61 minute.
  • 66' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 68' Jonathan Bornstein is replacing Boris Sekulic for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Xherdan Shaqiri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Diaz is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' Fabian Herbers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 40 cards already picked up 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' Fabian Herbers is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Yaw Yeboah on, Luis Diaz off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Jhon Espinoza is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 0-0.

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
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

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
3 / 4
1.2 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
69%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
59%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC25% Draw50% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

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

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