Major League Soccer
07/03/2026 - 20:30
Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire
At home, the team coached by Henrik Rydstrom will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Major League Soccer Regular season, where Columbus Crew will face Chicago Fire at Lower.com Field stadium on 7 March at 20:30, and will be refereed by Tori Penso.
After a draw in their last game played, Columbus Crew is currently in 11º position in the tournament with 2 points, while Chicago Fire is currently in 5º position with 4. Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire.
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew comes from playing against Sporting Kansas City and finished the match with a result of 2-2, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City, America's Hardest Working team achieved a 58% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by D. Rossi and W. Abou Ali.
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Henrik Rydstrom has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws y 4 defeats. Columbus Crew average number of goals per game is 1.6 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 12 goals.
Chicago FireThe team coached by Mike Matkovich heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-0 win over CF Montréal. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Men in Red team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Columbus Crew.
In that match between Chicago Fire and CF Montréal, the Men in Red team achieved 44% ball possession, getting 11 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by J. Bamba, R. Lod and H. Cuypers.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Mike Matkovich's team has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. Chicago Fire average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 13 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Chicago Fire
2 - 0
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
4 - 2
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
1 - 3
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
2 - 1
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
3 - 0
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
Substitutes:
19 - J. Thiare
8 - D. Gazdag
21 - Y. Cheberko
1 - N. Hagen
30 - H. Picard
17 - S. Bangoura
45 - O. Presthus
22 - T. Brown
12 - C. Ruvalcaba
Chicago Fire
Substitutes:
17 - R. Lod
44 - J. Cohen
14 - V. Radojevic
42 - D. D'Avilla
35 - S. Oregel
12 - P. Dithejane
27 - D. Borso
20 - J. Shokalook
38 - C. Cupps
After a thorough analysis of the current form of both teams, H2H head-to-heads and recent statistics, the StaTips team offers you the following predictions for the match Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire.
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
30
10
9
11
8
2
11
2
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
30
15
4
11
7
8
5
4
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
8
2
2
4
13
12
1.6
1.5
5
3
2
5
1
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
8
3
2
3
14
13
1.8
1.6
3
5
2
3
3
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
1.17
50
13
5
2
7
1
2
11
1
0
462
407
88
6
9
4
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
0.62
50
7
3
3
3
4
4
10
4
0
468
418
89
1
5
2
Referee statistics: Tori Penso
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City
Columbus Crew
Portland Timbers
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
CF Montréal
Inter Miami II
Chicago Fire
Houston Dynamo
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
Orlando City SC
New England Revolution
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
Toronto FC