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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on August 15, 2021 at 10:00 PM (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 August 15, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 77′L. StojanovićChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-1-4-2
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 28E. Collier
  1. 30G. Giménez
  2. 8L. Stojanović
  3. 9C. Offor
  4. 23C. Terán
  1. 22M. Pineda
  1. 2B. Sekulić
  2. 5F. Calvo
  3. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 18L. Fraser
  2. 22D. Etienne
  3. 10L. Zelarayán
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 7Pedro Santos
  1. 30A. Keita
  2. 26Saad Abdul-Salaam
  3. 14W. Francis
  4. 4J. Mensah
  1. 1E. Room
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 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
Aug 8, 2021New York Red Bulls(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2021New York City FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2021Philadelphia Union(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2021Toronto FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2021DC United(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2021Atlanta United FC(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2021DC United(home)2-4Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2021New York City FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Jul 24, 2021Atlanta United FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2021Nashville SC(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 19, 2021Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 12, 2020Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 20, 2020Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 31, 2019Columbus Crew 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 18, 2019Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2018Chicago Fire 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Jun 19, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.2 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.11.537/157/15
Columbus Crew1.21.548/158/15

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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