Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew — Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer· Regular Season - 6

Chicago Fire

1–0Full-time

Columbus Crew

DDWWWDGoals 19-15

LDWLLLGoals 14-16

Match events

6'J. Kappelhof
27'N. Nikolić
47'Artur
56'Cristian Martínez (Niko Hansen)
57'Artur (Mohammed Abu)
64'K. Ellis (G. Lillard)
71'Diego Campos (E. Collier)
77'Alan Gordon (B. Bronico)
90'N. Nikolić
90'R. Sánchez
90'Josh Williams (Adam Jahn)

Lineups

Chicago Fire

Columbus Crew

3-4-1-2

4-2-3-1

V. PaunovicCoach

G. Berhalter

Bench (7)

Match trends

Chicago Fire have averaged 1.9 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

Chicago Fire

2–0Sep 28, 2025, 12:30 AM

Columbus Crew

4–2Feb 23, 2025, 12:30 AM

Chicago Fire

1–3May 19, 2024, 12:30 AM

Columbus Crew

2–1Mar 10, 2024, 12:30 AM

Chicago Fire

Columbus Crew

3–0Sep 20, 2023, 11:30 PM

Chicago Fire

1–2Jun 11, 2023, 12:30 AM

Columbus Crew

0–0Sep 3, 2022, 9:30 PM

Chicago Fire

2–3Jul 10, 2022, 12:00 AM

Columbus Crew

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals 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

Jair Marrufo

3.25Yellow cards / game

0Red cards / game

0.25Penalties scored / game

Based on 8 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Chicago Fire

0-15'

27.3%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

9.1%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

27.3%

76-90+'

36.4%

Columbus Crew

0-15'

11.1%

16-30'

11.1%

31-45'

11.1%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

44.4%

Match statistics

35%Possession65%

—Expected goals (xG)—

1Shots on target2

5Total shots21

1Shots off target14

3Blocked shots5

4Shots inside the box11

1Shots outside the box10

4Corners11

0Offsides4

11Fouls7

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves0

327Total passes571

231Accurate passes463

71%Pass accuracy81%

Player ratings

1Jonathan MensahColumbus Crew7.3
2R. SánchezChicago Fire🟨7.3
3N. NikolićChicago Fire⚽ 1🟨7.3
4Wil TrappColumbus Crew7.3
5K. EllisChicago Fire7.3
6Pedro SantosColumbus Crew7.1

Box score

Chicago Fire

45

45R. SánchezG · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

31

31B. SchweinsteigerM · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles2

Duels—

23

23N. NikolićF · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels—

4

4J. KappelhofD · 90'

🟨6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels—

5

5K. EllisD · 64'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles3

Duels—

18

18D. ConnerM · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles3

Duels—

3

3B. VincentD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels—

6

6D. McCarty (C)M · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels—

21Alan GordonF · 77'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels—

17Diego CamposF · 71'

6.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

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12Tony TchaniM · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles2

Duels—

Bench (7)

10

10A. KataiM

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27

27Rafael RamosD

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13

13B. BronicoM · 13'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

22

22Jon BakeroF

—

28

28E. CollierM · 19'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels—

32

32P. McLainG

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15

15G. LillardD · 26'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

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Columbus Crew

7ArturM · 57'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels—

11Gyasi ZardesF · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

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9Pedro SantosM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/4 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels—

4

4Jonathan MensahD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels—

3Josh WilliamsD · 89'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels—

25

25H. AffulD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels—

19

19M. ValenzuelaD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes65%

Tackles6

Duels—

10Federico HiguaínM · 90'

7.1

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes63%

Tackles1

Duels—

23Zack SteffenG · 90'

6.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

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6Wil Trapp (C)M · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels—

18Cristian MartínezM · 56'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

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Bench (7)

16Héctor JimenezD

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17Lalas AbubakarD

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8Mohammed AbuM · 33'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels—

24

24J. KempinG

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28Niko HansenM · 34'

6.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels—

31

31C. MaloneyD

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14Adam JahnF · 1'

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 8, 2018, 12:30 AM (your local time, based on your device).