Columbus CrewColumbus Crew vs Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer
4-2
Chicago FireLower.com Field, Columbus
Going into the match, Columbus Crew had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Chicago Fire had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Chicago Fire 1 win, 1 drawn. Columbus Crew are 11th in the Major League Soccer on 35 points; Chicago Fire are 4th on 48.
Match report
Home form going in: Columbus Crew
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D L W W W). 2.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at New York Red Bulls · 3 Nov 2024
- L 0-1 vs New York Red Bulls · 29 Oct 2024
- W 2-3 at New York Red Bulls · 20 Oct 2024
- W 4-0 vs New England Revolution · 12 Oct 2024
- W 3-2 vs Philadelphia Union · 5 Oct 2024
- L 2-3 vs Inter Miami · 2 Oct 2024
Away form going in: Chicago Fire
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (L L D L L). 1.1 scored per game, 2.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 0-3 vs Nashville SC · 20 Oct 2024
- L 4-3 at Charlotte · 2 Oct 2024
- D 1-1 vs Toronto FC · 29 Sept 2024
- L 2-0 at CF Montreal · 21 Sept 2024
- L 1-0 at Nashville SC · 19 Sept 2024
- W 2-1 vs New York Red Bulls · 15 Sept 2024
Head-to-head: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew 0-0 Chicago Fire · 8 Mar 2026 · Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire 2-0 Columbus Crew · 28 Sept 2025 · Major League Soccer
How it unfolded
- 13' Normal Goal — B. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire)
- 20' Normal Goal — J. Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew)
- 22' Normal Goal — B. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire)
- 38' Own Goal — C. Teran (Columbus Crew)
- 45' Normal Goal — D. Rossi (Columbus Crew)
- 50' Normal Goal — D. Rossi (Columbus Crew)
Match statistics
| Columbus Crew | Metric | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 57 | Ball possession | 43 |
| 2.18 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.79 |
| 14 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 0 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 581 | Total passes | 448 |
| 511 | Accurate passes | 378 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 11 | Key passes | 10 |
| 73 | Duels | 73 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |