Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

10
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.6 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #3
16 Points 26
15 Played 14
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
21 Scored 27
23 Conceded 16
-2 GD +11
1.07 PPG 1.86
27% Win % 57%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Allan Arigoni on 13.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Tobias Salquist has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' Tom Barlow has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' Malte Amundsen, a Denmark , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Max Arfsten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Jacen Russell-Rowe. He replaces Marino Hinestroza on 59 minute.
  • 60' Chris Mueller gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Brian Gutierrez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Brilliant from the forward! Jacen Russell-Rowe makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Mohamed Farsi on, Max Arfsten off on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Fabian Herbers makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Xherdan Shaqiri trudges off to be replaced by Gaston Gimenez on 82 minutes.
  • 86' The whistle greets Yaw Yeboah as he departs to be replaced by Yevgen Cheberko.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Maren Haile-Selassie is replaced by Jonathan Dean on 88 minute.
  • 90' Malte Amundsen is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.51 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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