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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 31Kick-off on October 1, 2016 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 October 1, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 8′H. AffulColumbus Crew
  • 50′Justin MeramColumbus Crew
  • 59′Dilaver DukaColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 12Adam Jahn
  1. 13E. Finlay
  2. 9Justin Meram
  3. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 8M. Saeid
  2. 5Dilaver Duka
  1. 24N. Næss
  2. 22G. Sauro
  3. 25H. Afful
  4. 4M. Parkhurst
  1. 1S. Clark

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 10D. Arshakyan
  1. 11David Accam
  2. 8M. de Leeuw
  3. 9L. Solignac
  1. 19K. Thiam
  2. 7J. Goossens
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2016DC United(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2016New England Revolution(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016Orlando City SC(away)4-1Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 4, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2016New York City FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016DC United(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016Toronto FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 4, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2016Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
Mar 19, 2016Chicago Fire 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 19, 2015Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 16, 2015Chicago Fire 0-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 23, 2015Columbus Crew 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 3, 2014Chicago Fire 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Jun 29, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.6 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.51.8310/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.62.1310/1513/15

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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