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Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 6Kick-off on April 8, 2018 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-0
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire won 1-0 on April 8, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 27′N. NikolićChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-4-1-2
  1. 17D. Campos
  2. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 21A. Gordon
  1. 18D. Conner
  2. 12T. Tchani
  3. 6D. McCarty
  4. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 5K. Ellis
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 45R. Sánchez

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 9Pedro Santos
  2. 7Artur
  3. 6W. Trapp
  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 19M. Valenzuela
  1. 18Cristian Jesús Martínez
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 5 and 3.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018Portland Timbers(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)3-4Major League Soccer
Oct 26, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)0-4Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2018DC United(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Philadelphia Union(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018CF Montreal(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2018Toronto FC(away)2-0Major 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 12, 2017Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2017Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 4, 2017Columbus Crew 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 14, 2016Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Oct 1, 2016Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Aug 12, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.52.1210/1512/15
Columbus Crew1.51.067/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 3rd in Major League Soccer (48 points from 28 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (29 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
13Columbus Crew288515414629

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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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