Match

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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 19, 2016 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
0-0
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew drew 0-0 on March 19, 2016.

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-5-2
  1. 9Gilberto
  2. 77K. Igboananike
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 7J. Goossens
  3. 12A. Álvarez
  4. 3B. Vincent
  5. 13Rodrigo de Oliveira Ramos
  1. 16J. Campbell
  2. 66João Meira
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 23K. Kamara
  1. 20W. Trapp
  2. 13E. Finlay
  3. 9Justin Meram
  1. 6T. Tchani
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 14W. Francis
  2. 22G. Sauro
  3. 25H. Afful
  4. 4M. Parkhurst
  1. 1S. Clark
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 0 and 8.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2016Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 6, 2016New York City FC(home)3-4Major League Soccer
Oct 25, 2015New York Red Bulls(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2015DC United(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2015New England Revolution(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 13, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 6, 2016Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Dec 6, 2015Portland Timbers(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Nov 30, 2015New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Nov 22, 2015New York Red Bulls(home)2-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 2 draws, 3 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 19, 2015Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 16, 2015Chicago Fire 0-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 23, 2015Columbus Crew 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 3, 2014Chicago Fire 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 26, 2014Chicago Fire 4-2 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
May 24, 2014Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Jul 19, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.52.2011/1510/15
Columbus Crew1.61.3310/1512/15

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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