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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Tori Penso (USA)

17 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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
#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' 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 whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	8
Cucho Hernandez	3
Derrick Etienne	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Diego Rossi	3
Brian Gutierrez	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Juan Hernandez	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

1.34 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

62%

Columbus Crew SC or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC26% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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