Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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 #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' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Jonathan Bornstein is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 33' Brian Gutierrez makes way for Jhon Duran at the 33 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Herbers, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Jhon Espinoza. He replaces Andre Reynolds II on 61 minute.
  • 66' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Boris Sekulic departs to be replaced by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 73' Luis Diaz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Luis Diaz was booked on 74.
  • 79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' Artur is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aidan Morris at the 81 minute mark.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Luis Diaz trudges off to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah on 87 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Jhon Espinoza gets a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 0-0 Chicago Fire FC.

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
Derrick Etienne 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Diego Rossi 3
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Gyasi Zardes 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
2 / 4
1.34 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
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 12%
88%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
57%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC28% Draw48% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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