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Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 24, 2014 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
2-0
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire?

Columbus Crew won 2-0 on May 24, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 10′E. FinlayColumbus Crew
  • 25′J. ArrietaColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  3. 19J. Arrieta
  1. 6T. Tchani
  2. 12H. Jimenez
  3. 13E. Finlay
  4. 16E. Gehrig
  5. 20W. Trapp
  1. 2Tyson Wahl
  2. 21C. Barson
  1. 1S. Clark

Chicago Fire

  1. 24Quincy Obina Amarikwa
  2. 33Juan Luis Anangonó León
  1. 11Dilaver Duka
  2. 19H. Shipp
  3. 54B. Joya
  1. 6Patrick Ianni
  2. 16Greg Cochrane
  3. 18S. Kinney
  4. 20J. Larentowicz
  5. 34J. Hurtado
  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 5, 7 and 3.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 18, 2014Portland Timbers(away)3-3Major League Soccer
May 10, 2014Whitecaps(home)0-1Major League Soccer
May 8, 2014Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 4, 2014Sporting Kansas City(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Apr 26, 2014New York Red Bulls(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 18, 2014Sporting Kansas City(home)2-1Major League Soccer
May 10, 2014New York Red Bulls(away)5-4Major League Soccer
May 4, 2014Real Salt Lake(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 19, 2014New England Revolution(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 12, 2014CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2013Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 23, 2013Columbus Crew 1-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 13, 2013Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewUS Open Cup
Apr 21, 2013Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2012Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire on Sep 21, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 2.0 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.31.418/156/15
Chicago Fire2.01.9213/1510/15

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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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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