Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew will meet in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. The match is part of the ongoing season of MLS.
Chicago Fire is currently ranked 9th in the overall standings of MLS, having played 30 matches with 13 wins, 6 draws, and 11 losses. The total score for Chicago Fire is 57:53, resulting in a score difference of 4 and 45 points. In home matches, Chicago Fire is ranked 10th, with 15 matches played, 5 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses, and a total home score of 21:23, with a score difference of -2 and 20 points. In the last competitive match, Chicago Fire played against Minnesota United and won with a score of 3:0. Key players for Chicago Fire include Brian Gutierrez (selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament), Andre Franco (selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament), and Philip Zinckernagel (ranks 5th in the top assistants table with 12 assists). There are no reported absences for Chicago Fire.
Columbus Crew is currently ranked 8th in the overall standings of MLS, having played 31 matches with 13 wins, 11 draws, and 7 losses. The total score for Columbus Crew is 51:47, resulting in a score difference of 4 and 50 points. In away matches, Columbus Crew is ranked 6th, with 15 matches played, 5 wins, 6 draws, and 4 losses, and a total away score of 25:28, with a score difference of -3 and 21 points. In the last competitive match, Columbus Crew played against Toronto FC and the match ended in a 1:1 draw. Key players for Columbus Crew include Daniel Gazdag (selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament) and Maximilian Arfsten (selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament). Diego Rossi is missing due to a thigh injury and ranks 9th in the top scorers table with 16 goals. Absences for Columbus Crew include Mohamed Farsi (pelvis injury) and Sean Zawadzki (injury).
In the last five matches between Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew in MLS, Columbus Crew has won all five matches, with no wins for Chicago Fire and no draws. The most recent match took place in February 2025, where Columbus Crew defeated Chicago Fire with a score of 4:2.
The offence of Chicago Fire is outstanding and is better than offence of Columbus Crew. Columbus Crew has scored 51 goals (shared 10th to 12th position in the competition) so far. Chicago Fire has scored 57 goals (shared 3rd to 5th position in the competition) so far. The defence of Columbus Crew is below average, but is still better than the defence of Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire has conceded 53 goals (26th in the competition) so far. Columbus Crew has conceded 47 goals (21st in the competition) so far.
Hot Stats
- Columbus Crew are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 31 matches they have received 45 yellow cards (the league average is 60.2) at an average of 1.5 per match.
- Columbus Crew are in the Top 3 teams for ball possession in the league this season. In average, they have had 39.7% possession in a match.
- Columbus Crew are in the Top 3 teams for the least amount of corner kicks conceded in the league this season. In 31 matches they have conceded 103 corner kicks (the league average is 137.5) at an average of 3.3 per match.
Streaks
- Chicago Fire failed to win any of their last 8 league matches against Columbus Crew.
- Chicago Fire have scored in 8 of their last 9 home league matches against Columbus Crew.
- Columbus Crew are unbeaten in 3 of their last 4 away league matches this season.
Betting Tips, Prediction
- When Columbus Crew scored at least one goal, they won all of their H2H league matches against Chicago Fire. It happened 7 times out of the last 9 H2H league matches.
- Chicago Fire have failed to score in both halves in the last 9 H2H league matches against Columbus Crew.
- In 1 of the last 9 H2H league matches when Chicago Fire have scored at least one goal, they won the match.
- Score prediction: At least 4 goals in total (over 3.5).
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