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Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 15Kick-off on June 24, 2012 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?

Chicago Fire won 2-1 on June 24, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 2′M. PappaChicago Fire
  • 26′Dominic OduroChicago Fire
  • 36′T. TchaniColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 8Dominic Oduro
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  1. 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
  2. 12Logan Pause
  3. 16M. Pappa
  4. 17P. Pardo
  1. 3Dan Gargan
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  4. 22A. Berry
  1. 25S. Johnson

Columbus Crew

  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 20Emilio Rentería García
  1. 6T. Tchani
  2. 8Christopher Birchall
  3. 12Eddie Gaven
  4. 37Kevan Leon George
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 21S. Miranda
  3. 26Julius James
  4. 32Nemanja Vuković
  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 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 4 and 5.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 17, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jun 2, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer
May 29, 2012Flint City Bucks(away)2-3US Open Cup
May 26, 2012Columbus Crew(away)1-2Major League Soccer
May 24, 2012FC Dallas(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 16, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer
May 29, 2012Dayton Dutch Lions(home)1-2US Open Cup
May 26, 2012Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
May 24, 2012Seattle Sounders(away)2-0Major League Soccer
May 20, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 1 Columbus Crew win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 26, 2012Columbus Crew 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on May 26, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.31.4211/159/15
Columbus Crew1.01.156/145/14

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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