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Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on September 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-0
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire won 2-0 on September 28, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 25′A. GutmanChicago Fire
  • 70′H. CuypersChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-4-3
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 9H. Cuypers
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 42T. D'Avilla
  3. 10André Franco
  4. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 3J. Elliott
  2. 16J. Waterman
  3. 5S. Rogers
  1. 1C. Brady

Columbus Crew

3-4-2-1
  1. 8D. Gazdag
  1. 30H. Picard
  2. 7D. Chambost
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  3. 14A. Sejdić
  4. 2M. Herrera
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 21Y. Cheberko
  3. 31S. Moreira
  1. 24E. Bush
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2025Minnesota United FC(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2025New York City FC(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2025New England Revolution(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025Philadelphia Union(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Aug 17, 2025St. Louis City(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2025Toronto FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2025New York City FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2025Atlanta United FC(away)5-4Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025New York Red Bulls(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025New England Revolution(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 5 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 23, 2025Columbus Crew 4-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 19, 2024Chicago Fire 1-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 10, 2024Columbus Crew 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 20, 2023Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 11, 2023Chicago Fire 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 3, 2022Columbus Crew 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Feb 23, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.839/1511/15
Columbus Crew1.71.6311/159/15

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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