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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 21, 2013 at 12:40 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 21, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 83′J. LarentowiczChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 17Chris Rolfe
  1. 12Logan Pause
  2. 15Wells Thompson
  3. 26Joel Lindpere
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 20J. Larentowicz
  4. 22A. Berry
  1. 25S. Johnson

Columbus Crew

  1. 11Dominic Oduro
  2. 33F. Higuaín
  1. 12Eddie Gaven
  2. 17Benjamin Vance Speas
  3. 24Agustín Viana Ache
  1. 2Tyson Wahl
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4Gláuber
  4. 5Danny O'Rourke
  5. 14Chad Marshall
  1. 30Andy Gruenebaum
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 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
Apr 14, 2013Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 7, 2013New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2013Chivas USA(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2013Sporting Kansas City(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2013New England Revolution(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2013CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 6, 2013Philadelphia Union(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 23, 2013DC United(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2013San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2013Whitecaps(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 1 Columbus Crew win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2012Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2012Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 26, 2012Columbus Crew 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Sep 23, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.11.629/159/15
Columbus Crew1.51.4212/159/15

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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