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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
0-0
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire?

Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire drew 0-0 on March 8, 2026.

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

3-4-2-1
  1. 9W. Abou Ali
  1. 16T. Habroune
  2. 10D. Rossi
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 14A. Sejdić
  3. 25S. Zawadzki
  4. 2M. Herrera
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 4R. Camacho
  3. 31S. Moreira
  1. 28P. Schulte

Chicago Fire

3-4-3
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 8C. Mueller
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 6A. Salétros
  4. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 4M. Mbokazi
  2. 16J. Waterman
  3. 3J. Elliott
  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 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Chicago Fire have 6, 6 and 3.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2026Sporting Kansas City(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2026Portland Timbers(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Feb 11, 2026Nashville SC(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 8, 2025FC Cincinnati(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 28, 2026CF Montreal(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2026Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 14, 2026Portland Timbers(home)3-4Friendlies Clubs
Feb 13, 2026Indy Eleven(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2026Austin(away)2-2Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2025Chicago Fire 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Feb 23, 2025Columbus Crew 4-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Sep 28, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.71.6210/159/15
Chicago Fire1.91.559/1511/15

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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