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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on August 3, 2014 at 12:30 AM (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 3, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 37′Mike MageeChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 46′F. HiguaínColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 9Mike Magee
  2. 24Quincy Obina Amarikwa
  1. 7Alex
  2. 8G. Ward
  3. 21Christopher Jay Ritter
  4. 22Matthew Watson
  1. 5Lovel Palmer
  2. 6Patrick Ianni
  3. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  4. 20J. Larentowicz
  1. 25S. Johnson

Columbus Crew

  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 29Adam Bedell
  1. 6T. Tchani
  2. 13E. Finlay
  3. 17Benjamin Vance Speas
  4. 20W. Trapp
  1. 2Tyson Wahl
  2. 4M. Parkhurst
  3. 5G. González
  4. 14W. Francis
  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 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 31, 2014Whitecaps(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 24, 2014San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-5Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2014Philadelphia Union(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2014New England Revolution(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 9, 2014Atlanta Silverbacks(away)3-1US Open Cup
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 26, 2014New England Revolution(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2014CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2014Sporting Kansas City(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2014New York Red Bulls(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2014Colorado Rapids(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 26, 2014Chicago Fire 4-2 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
May 24, 2014Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 21, 2013Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 23, 2013Columbus Crew 1-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 13, 2013Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
Apr 21, 2013Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Jun 26, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

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

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.61.5311/157/15
Columbus Crew1.31.5310/158/15

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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