Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

3 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Cucho Hernandez pen 8' 1–0

Cucho Hernandez pen 16' 2–0

Cucho Hernandez 23' 3–0

Y 8' Chris Brady

Y 13' Arnaud Souquet

Y 33' Rafael Czichos

Y 44' Xherdan Shaqiri

YR 68' Xherdan Shaqiri

Y 72' Georgios Koutsias

Y 74' Kacper Przybylko

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	3–4	L
02 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–2	W
31 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
20 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
16 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–4	L
31 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rudy Camacho, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
8' Cucho Hernandez puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
8' Chris Brady was booked on 8.
13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Arnaud Souquet.
16' Brilliant from the ! Cucho Hernandez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 16.
21' The 28-year-old Diego Rossi has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Magnificent from Cucho Hernandez! That is 54 goals in 250 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilfried Nancy might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Wyatt Omsberg gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Mauricio Pineda and will look to change the dynamic.
33' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Rafael Czichos gets a card.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact 4-4-2.
43' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Xherdan Shaqiri is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 44.
46' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Julian Gressel is replaced by Mohamed Farsi on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' 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.
57' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Gimenez is replaced by Fabian Herbers.
62' Rafael Czichos, a Saudi Arabia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' USA international Chris Brady has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
68' It’s gonna be a card for Xherdan Shaqiri.
69' Christian Ramirez gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Cucho Hernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
70' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Kevin Molino on 70 minute.
72' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Georgios Koutsias gets a card.
74' Kacper Przybylko was booked on 74.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maren Haile-Selassie made 20 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' The crowd applauds Darlington Nagbe as he leaves the pitch. Jimmy Medranda steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
87' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez ↓ Christian Ramirez 69'
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Kevin Molino 70'
10
Diego Rossi
4
Rudy Camacho
7
Julian Gressel ↓ Mohamed Farsi 46'
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Jimmy Medranda 82'
8
Aidan Morris ↓ Sean Zawadzki 46'
28
Patrick Schulte

Bench

94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 82'
17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 69'
24
Evan Bush
13
Kevin Molino ↑ 70'
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 46'
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe
23
Mohamed Farsi ↑ 46'
27
Max Arfsten
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

21
Fabian Herbers ↑ 57'
16
Wyatt Omsberg ↑ 29'
23
Kei Kamara
18
Spencer Richey
11
Kacper Przybylko ↑ 70'
6
Miguel Navarro
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran ↑ 46'
24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 46'

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	8
Diego Rossi	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Derrick Etienne	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Gyasi Zardes	2
Luka Stojanovic	2
Lucas Zelarayan	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC62% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC16%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

84%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

38%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC14%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

10.2%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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