Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew
Major League Soccer· Regular Season - 6
WWDLGoals 18-15
LLLLGoals 14-16
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 22'N. Nikolic (D. McCarty)
- 55'J. Campbell (D. Conner)
- 60'M. Abu (Niko Hansen)
- 73'David Accam (Daniel Johnson)
- 73'Jukka Raitala (W. Francis)
- 79'Ethan Finlay (Adam Jahn)
- 84'A. Crognale
- 86'D. McCarty
Lineups
3-4-34-2-3-1
Chicago FireColumbus Crew
- 1.8
- Goals/game
- 1.4
- 1.5
- Conceded/game
- 1.6
Match trends
- Chicago Fire have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Columbus Crew have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
1Chicago Fire wins
1Draws
6Columbus Crew wins
9-17Goals
2–0Sep 28, 2025, 12:30 AM
4–2Feb 23, 2025, 12:30 AM
1–3May 19, 2024, 12:30 AM
2–1Mar 10, 2024, 12:30 AM
3–0Sep 20, 2023, 11:30 PM
1–2Jun 11, 2023, 12:30 AM
0–0Sep 3, 2022, 9:30 PM
2–3Jul 10, 2022, 12:00 AM
Pre-match comparison
1.8Goals scored per game1.4
1.5Goals conceded per game1.6
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Alan Kelly
3.57Yellow cards / game
0.13Red cards / game
0.3Penalties scored / game
Based on 23 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Chicago Fire
0-15'
25%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
8.3%
46-60'
8.3%
61-75'
25%
76-90+'
33.3%
Columbus Crew
0-15'
10%
16-30'
10%
31-45'
20%
46-60'
10%
61-75'
10%
76-90+'
40%
Match statistics
45%Possession55%
—Expected goals (xG)—
6Shots on target3
11Total shots12
3Shots off target7
2Blocked shots2
6Shots inside the box7
5Shots outside the box5
4Corners5
2Offsides1
8Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves4
438Total passes507
348Accurate passes434
79%Pass accuracy86%
Player ratings
- 1D. McCartyChicago Fire🅰️ 1🟨8.1
- 2N. NikolicChicago Fire⚽ 17.9
- 3Bastian SchweinsteigerChicago Fire7.6
- 4J. KappelhofChicago Fire7.5
- 5Jorge BavaChicago Fire7.5
- 6ArturColumbus Crew7.4
Box score
Chicago Fire
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels69%
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Shots3/5 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes79%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
Duels78%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes71%
Tackles—
Duels30%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels82%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes52%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels100%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes33%
Tackles—
Duels100%
Columbus Crew
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels75%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes79%
Tackles—
Duels33%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels11%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
Duels46%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels25%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes73%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes93%
Tackles—
Duels29%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
Duels17%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels60%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes77%
Tackles—
Duels29%
Bench (7)
More stats
Shots1/2 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew kick off?+
Kickoff is at Apr 8, 2017, 6:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).























