Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Chicago Fire 8 ·
Columbus Crew 21
Team Overview
Chicago Fire (Home stats)
Games / Record
15
W-D-L: 9-1-5
Goals For / Against
28 / 19
Avg: 1.87 / 1.27
Columbus Crew (Away stats)
Games / Record
15
W-D-L: 3-3-9
Goals For / Against
24 / 30
Avg: 1.60 / 2.00
Match Prediction Angles
Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this MLS fixture.
League-position context
Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8
7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Columbus Crew: #21 · 35 pts · GD -1
20 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.
Chicago Fire last 5 home
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.
Columbus Crew last 5 away
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.
Chicago Fire trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%
Columbus Crew trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 33%
Scoring reliability
Chicago Fire score at home100%
Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%
Columbus Crew score away93%
Columbus Crew clean sheet away13%
First-goal patterns
Chicago Fire score first67%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%
Columbus Crew score first53%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first:
Chicago Fire 40% · Columbus Crew 14%
Avg first goal minute:
Chicago Fire 20.2' · Columbus Crew 25.5'
Vs league average
Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84
Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41
Columbus Crew score away1.60 vs 1.41
Columbus Crew concede away2.00 vs 1.84
Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 9% above league average away.
Head-to-head trends
Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.
Chicago Fire goal timing (home)
1H scored: 41%
2H scored: 59%
Danger: 76-90+
Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+
9
0-15
6
16-30
5
61-75
5
46-60
3
31-45
1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+
7
31-45
5
46-60
5
16-30
3
61-75
2
0-15
0
Columbus Crew goal timing (away)
1H scored: 42%
2H scored: 58%
Danger: 46-60
Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60
7
0-15
4
61-75
4
16-30
3
31-45
3
76-90+
3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+
7
0-15
6
16-30
6
31-45
5
46-60
5
61-75
4
