Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 8 Mar 2026 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 23 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 22 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Tori Penso (USA)

20 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	23	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	23	43
3	Chicago Fire FC	22	38
4	New England Revolution	23	37
5	Charlotte FC	23	36
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	23	29
8	Orlando City SC	23	28
9	Philadelphia Union	23	27
10	New York Red Bulls	23	27
11	Toronto FC	23	26
12	D.C. United SC	22	25
13	Columbus Crew SC	23	23
14	Atlanta United FC	23	22
15	Montreal Impact FC	23	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	22	43
17	Houston Dynamo	23	40
18	Los Angeles FC	24	37
19	FC Dallas	23	37
20	St. Louis City	23	37
21	San Jose Earthquakes	23	35
22	Portland Timbers	23	31
23	Colorado Rapids SC	23	31
24	San Diego FC	23	30
25	Real Salt Lake	22	29
26	Minnesota United FC	23	29
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	22	27
29	Austin FC	23	25
30	Sporting Kansas City	23	15

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
22 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	3–1	W
04 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
28 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
28 Feb	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
22 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
18 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
05 Oct	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
30 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	5–3	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Chicago Fire FC
#13	Position	#3
23	Points	38
23	Played	22
6 / 5 / 12	W / D / L	11 / 5 / 6
34	Scored	43
39	Conceded	32
-5	GD	+11
1.00	PPG	1.73
26%	Win %	50%

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

32% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 13th (23 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

6/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/6

46-60

3/4

61-75

7/–

76+

3/7

■ 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	7 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-10-04 Orlando City SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-10-18 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2025-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2025-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 3–5 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.55 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC40% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

66%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

60%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC28% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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