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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 11Kick-off on June 19, 2021 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Historic Crew Stadium, 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 June 19, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 17′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 34′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. 20A. Mățan
  2. 18L. Fraser
  3. 22D. Etienne
  1. 10L. Zelarayán
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 24E. Bush

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 40B. Gutiérrez
  3. 10Álvaro Medrán
  1. 9C. Offor
  2. 23C. Terán
  1. 6M. Navarro
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 2B. Sekulić
  4. 5F. Calvo
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Chicago Fire have 2, 5 and 8.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 29, 2021Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
May 23, 2021New York City FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
May 17, 2021New England Revolution(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 12, 2021Toronto FC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
May 8, 2021DC United(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 29, 2021CF Montreal(home)0-1Major League Soccer
May 22, 2021Inter Miami(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 14, 2021DC United(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 8, 2021Philadelphia Union(home)0-2Major League Soccer
May 1, 2021New York Red Bulls(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 12, 2020Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 20, 2020Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 31, 2019Columbus Crew 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 18, 2019Chicago Fire 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2018Chicago Fire 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 6, 2018Columbus Crew 3-3 Chicago FireUS Open Cup

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew on Sep 12, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.50.975/158/15
Chicago Fire1.31.829/158/15

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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