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Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire: result 4-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 1Kick-off on February 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
4-2
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire?

Columbus Crew won 4-2 on February 23, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 13′B. GutiérrezChicago Fire
  • 20′J. Russell-RoweColumbus Crew
  • 22′B. GutiérrezChicago Fire
  • 38′C. TeránColumbus Crew (o.g.)
  • 45′D. RossiColumbus Crew
  • 50′D. RossiColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

3-5-1-1
  1. 19J. Russell-Rowe
  1. 10D. Rossi
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 25S. Zawadzki
  3. 6D. Nagbe
  4. 7D. Chambost
  5. 23M. Farsi
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 21Y. Cheberko
  3. 31S. Moreira
  1. 28P. Schulte

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 17B. Gutiérrez
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 23K. Acosta
  2. 35S. Oregel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 4C. Terán
  4. 24J. Dean
  1. 1C. Brady
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 12, 2025Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 3, 2024New York Red Bulls(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 29, 2024New York Red Bulls(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 20, 2024New York Red Bulls(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Oct 12, 2024New England Revolution(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 15, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 15, 2025Las Vegas Lights(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 12, 2025San Jose Earthquakes(home)5-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 8, 2025Portland Timbers(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 5, 2025Los Angeles FC(home)0-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Columbus Crew wins, 1 draw, 0 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 19, 2024Chicago Fire 1-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 10, 2024Columbus Crew 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 20, 2023Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 11, 2023Chicago Fire 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 3, 2022Columbus Crew 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 10, 2022Chicago Fire 2-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on May 19, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.91.548/159/15
Chicago Fire1.11.446/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 13th in Major League Soccer (29 points from 28 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 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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