Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 33' The crowd applauds Brian Gutierrez as he leaves the pitch. Jhon Duran steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 38' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aidan Morris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 53' Will Sands needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Andre Reynolds II trudges off to be replaced by Jhon Espinoza on 61 minutes.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Boris Sekulic is replaced by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Diaz is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Aidan Morris departs to be replaced by Artur.
  • 85' Fabian Herbers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Yaw Yeboah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Diaz on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jhon Espinoza on 90 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
2 / 4
1.4 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC45% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
55%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw48% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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