Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire

2 - 0

Columbus Crew

🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Tori Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 14 · Columbus Crew 12

Referee Stats

Tori Penso

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	53%
Draws	20%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (22-7).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 29

Avg: 1.47 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 34

Avg: 1.42 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42

PPG

1.16

1.47

1.42

1.53

1.79

59%

O2.5

53%

65%

BTTS

76%

59%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank14th

Columbus Crew rank12th

Chicago Fire points53

Columbus Crew points54

Chicago Fire: #14 · 53 pts · GD +8

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Columbus Crew: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4

11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals11-9

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D L L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals8-10

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home76%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home24%

Columbus Crew score away82%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first59%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first60%

Columbus Crew score first53%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first22%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 20% · Columbus Crew 71%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 21.3' · Columbus Crew 22.4'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.47 vs 1.64

Chicago Fire concede at home1.53 vs 1.36

Columbus Crew score away1.42 vs 1.36

Columbus Crew concede away1.79 vs 1.64

Chicago Fire score 10% below league average, while Columbus Crew score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 12% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 7

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

482

469

Passes Accurate

420

393

Passes %

87%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Gutman

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Elliott

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ VAR

S. Rogers

Goal cancelled

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Sejdić

1st substitution · For: A. Ibrahim

50' ↑↓

↑↓

50' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso

1st substitution · For: J. Dean

66'

66' A. Ibrahim

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal · Assist: André Franco

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Gazdag

2nd substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Bamba

2nd substitution · For: B. Gutiérrez

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

3rd substitution · For: M. Pineda

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

4th substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Herrera

3rd substitution · For: L. Lappalainen

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Y. Cheberko

4th substitution · For: Cesar Ruvalcaba

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ André Franco

5th substitution · For: K. Acosta

90+4'

90+4' S. Rogers

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Columbus Crew 2-0 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tori Penso. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: Chicago Fire took the lead at 25' when A. Gutman scored, with the assist credited to J. Elliott, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 36' for Chicago Fire (Goal cancelled).

Second half: Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Sejdić replacing A. Ibrahim. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 50', with Leonardo Barroso replacing J. Dean. A. Ibrahim received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 66'. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 70' when H. Cuypers scored, with the assist credited to André Franco, making the score 3-0. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Gazdag replacing J. Russell-Rowe. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Bamba replacing B. Gutiérrez. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 73', with P. Zinckernagel replacing M. Haile-Selassie. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Herrera replacing L. Lappalainen. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 87', with Y. Cheberko replacing Cesar Ruvalcaba. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 90', with André Franco replacing K. Acosta. S. Rogers received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+4'.

Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 4 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 1 yellow card, while Columbus Crew got 1 yellow card.