Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 10 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Allan Arigoni

Malte Amundsen 90' Y

Y 90' Tom Barlow

Overview

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

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Feb	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
04 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
03 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Philadelphia Union	A	2–2	D
21 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
08 Oct	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L
05 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Chicago Fire FC
#7	Position	#4
47	Points	55
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
59	Scored	64
52	Conceded	54
+7	GD	+10
1.38	PPG	1.62
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ 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

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
13' Allan Arigoni catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 13.
18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
23' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cucho Hernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 21 goals in the last 16 games.
33' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' 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.
58' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Marino Hinestroza has done his job and it is now time for Jacen Russell-Rowe to step up.
60' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Chris Mueller.
65' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' What a moment for Jacen Russell-Rowe! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
68' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Max Arfsten exits the field as Mohamed Farsi enters on 68.
72' Goal! Fabian Herbers scores his 17 goal in 305 matches.
77' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
82' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Gaston Gimenez on, Xherdan Shaqiri off on 82 minutes.
86' Yevgen Cheberko gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Yaw Yeboah and will look to change the dynamic.
88' The whistle greets Maren Haile-Selassie as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Dean.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Malte Amundsen is booked for Columbus Crew SC — card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez
18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 86'
10
Diego Rossi
11
Marino Hinestroza ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 59'
4
Rudy Camacho ↓ Derrick Jones 86'
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Steven Moreira 59'
8
Aidan Morris
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
27
Max Arfsten ↓ Mohamed Farsi 68'

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Gaston Gimenez 82'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
14
Tobias Salquist
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Federico Navarro 88'
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Jonathan Dean 88'
77
Chase Gasper
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Chris Mueller 60'
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 82'
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-02-24 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-10-07 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-10-04 New England Revolution 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.92 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC56% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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