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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 14, 2016 at 12:30 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 October 14, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 13′Adam JahnColumbus Crew
  • 53′M. ParkhurstChicago Fire (o.g.)
  • 57′M. de LeeuwChicago Fire
  • 80′Adam JahnColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-4-2
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 7J. Goossens
  3. 12A. Álvarez
  4. 30Razvan Vasile Cocis
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 25S. Johnson

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 12Adam Jahn
  1. 20W. Trapp
  2. 13E. Finlay
  3. 9Justin Meram
  1. 16H. Jimenez
  2. 8M. Saeid
  1. 5Dilaver Duka
  2. 21C. Barson
  3. 24N. Næss
  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 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016Columbus Crew(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2016New York City FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016DC United(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016Toronto FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016Chicago Fire(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2016DC United(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2016New England Revolution(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016Orlando City SC(away)4-1Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-3Major 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
Oct 1, 2016Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
Mar 19, 2016Chicago Fire 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Oct 1, 2016

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 1.6 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.52.139/1513/15
Columbus Crew1.61.649/1510/15

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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