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Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on July 18, 2019 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 on July 18, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 28′D. MihailovićChicago Fire
  • 47′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 63′C. SapongChicago Fire
  • 90′R. WilliamsColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 9C. Sapong
  1. 11P. Frankowski
  2. 20N. Gaitán
  3. 21F. Herbers
  1. 14D. Mihailović
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 5F. Calvo
  2. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  4. 13B. Bronico
  1. 27K. Kronholm

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 2Luis Argudo
  2. 20E. Sosa
  3. 29David Accam
  1. 6W. Trapp
  2. 13R. Clark
  1. 16H. Jimenez
  2. 30A. Keita
  3. 21A. Crognale
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 1J. Bendik
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Columbus Crew have 2, 1 and 12.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2019FC Cincinnati(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 7, 2019Sporting Kansas City(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2019Atlanta United FC(home)5-1Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2019New York Red Bulls(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jun 23, 2019Real Salt Lake(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 13, 2019Orlando City SC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 6, 2019Seattle Sounders(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2019Real Salt Lake(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2019Orlando City SC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 23, 2019Sporting Kansas City(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 2 draws, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2018Chicago Fire 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 6, 2018Columbus Crew 3-3 Chicago FireUS Open Cup
May 12, 2018Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2018Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 12, 2017Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2017Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Aug 23, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 0.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.41.538/157/15
Columbus Crew0.81.716/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (48 points from 29 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (32 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire291469524348
13Columbus Crew299515444732

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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