Match

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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 30Kick-off on August 23, 2018 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew drew 1-1 on August 23, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 67′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 87′N. HansenColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-4-2-1
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  2. 14D. Mihailović
  1. 13B. Bronico
  2. 7R. Edwards
  3. 22N. Hasler
  4. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 30S. Cleveland

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 8Artur
  3. 6W. Trapp
  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 2R. Clark
  1. 19M. Valenzuela
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 22G. Sauro
  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 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018CF Montreal(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2018New York Red Bulls(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 8, 2018Philadelphia Union(away)0-3US Open Cup
Aug 5, 2018Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2018Toronto FC(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2018Houston Dynamo(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2018New York Red Bulls(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2018Orlando City SC(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2018New York City FC(away)0-2Major 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
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
Mar 4, 2017Columbus Crew 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Jun 6, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.4 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.41.9210/1511/15
Columbus Crew1.41.747/158/15

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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