Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at Lower.com Field.
  • 5' Rudy Camacho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cucho Hernandez makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 8' Chris Brady has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 8.
  • 13' Controversy at the stadium! Arnaud Souquet argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Cucho Hernandez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cucho Hernandez makes it 3-0.
  • 28' Ousmane Doumbia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 29' Wyatt Omsberg gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Mauricio Pineda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 38' Columbus Crew SC 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.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Xherdan Shaqiri on 44.
  • 46' Mohamed Farsi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Gressel on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Fabian Herbers comes on to replace Gaston Gimenez.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Xherdan Shaqiri was booked on 68.
  • 69' Christian Ramirez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cucho Hernandez on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Alexandru Matan by Kevin Molino on 70 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Georgios Koutsias.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kacper Przybylko.
  • 79' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Darlington Nagbe exits the field as Jimmy Medranda enters on 82.
  • 87' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.92 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC61% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC16%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
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 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
39%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC16%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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