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Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 12, 2018 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
3-0
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire?

Columbus Crew won 3-0 on May 12, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 28′F. HiguaínColumbus Crew (pen.)
  • 50′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 70′G. ZardesColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 9Pedro Santos
  2. 7Artur
  3. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 13M. Grella
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 2R. Clark
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 17D. Campos
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  2. 19Mohammed Adams
  3. 28E. Collier
  1. 10A. Katai
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 5K. Ellis
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 45R. Sánchez
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Chicago Fire have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 9, 2018Philadelphia Union(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 5, 2018Seattle Sounders(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2018New England Revolution(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018DC United(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 10, 2018CF Montreal(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 6, 2018Atlanta United FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2018Toronto FC(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2018New York Red Bulls(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 8, 2018Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 12, 2017Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2017Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 4, 2017Columbus Crew 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 14, 2016Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Oct 1, 2016Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Apr 8, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.20.956/156/15
Chicago Fire1.51.9210/1511/15

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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