Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

Columbus Crew

2 - 1

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Clark 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 2 · Chicago Fire 28

Referee Stats

Richard Clark

2 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (18-11).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (58%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-4

Goals For / Against

38 / 22

Avg: 2.11 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.18 / 1.82

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

1.89

PPG

0.65

2.11

1.18

1.22

1.82

71%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank2nd

Chicago Fire rank28th

Columbus Crew points66

Chicago Fire points30

Columbus Crew: #2 · 66 pts · GD +32

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chicago Fire: #28 · 30 pts · GD -22

36 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

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

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-12

Record3-0-2

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.

Chicago Fire last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals6-11

Record0-1-4

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.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 0%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home88%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home41%

Chicago Fire score away71%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first0%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first0%

Chicago Fire score first0%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 0% · Chicago Fire 0%

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home2.11 vs 1.74

Columbus Crew concede at home1.22 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.18 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.82 vs 1.74

Columbus Crew score 22% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 13% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

557

395

Passes Accurate

499

325

Passes %

90%

82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	19
Home Wins	10
Draws	6
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (52.6%)
BTTS	9 (47.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	7
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (30.0%)

Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Mar 2026 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0

2025-2026 Season

28 Sep 2025 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2 - 0 23 Feb 2025 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 4 - 2

2024-2025 Season

19 May 2024 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 1 - 3 10 Mar 2024 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

20 Sep 2023 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 3 - 0 11 Jun 2023 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 1 - 2

2022-2023 Season

03 Sep 2022 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0 10 Jul 2022 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2 - 3

2021-2022 Season

07 Nov 2021 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 2 - 0 15 Aug 2021 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 1 - 0 19 Jun 2021 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 2 - 0

2020-2021 Season

12 Sep 2020 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2 - 2 20 Aug 2020 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 3 - 0

2019-2020 Season

31 Aug 2019 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 1 - 1 18 Jul 2019 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2 - 2

2018-2019 Season

23 Aug 2018 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 1 - 1 12 May 2018 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 3 - 0 08 Apr 2018 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 1 - 0