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Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on August 12, 2017 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
3-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire?

Columbus Crew won 3-1 on August 12, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 13′M. de LeeuwChicago Fire
  • 18′K. MannehColumbus Crew
  • 73′Justin MeramColumbus Crew
  • 88′O. KamaraColumbus Crew (pen.)

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

3-4-2-1
  1. 11O. Kamara
  1. 7Artur
  2. 19K. Manneh
  1. 20W. Trapp
  2. 9Justin Meram
  3. 17L. Abubakar
  4. 14W. Francis
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 4J. Mensah
  3. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  3. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 22Patrick Doody
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats; Chicago Fire have 10, 3 and 2.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2017Philadelphia Union(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2017Philadelphia Union(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2017Minnesota United FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2017New England Revolution(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017Sporting Kansas City(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2017New York City FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 6, 2017Portland Timbers(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)4-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Columbus Crew win, 3 draws, 2 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Jun 29, 2016Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
Mar 19, 2016Chicago Fire 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Apr 8, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.3 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 2.1 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.31.838/1511/15
Chicago Fire2.10.787/1510/15

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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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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