The visiting Columbus Crew side should be favourites in this visit to Chicago Fire, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their six league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Chicago Fire form and stats
Only two Major League Soccer home games for Chicago Fire so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Chicago's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus New England (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Cincinnati that finished 0-0.
Chicago Fire has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The Major League Soccer season is young and Columbus Crew, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
The Columbus Crew goalkeeper Eloy Room is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 301 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Columbus had fun at their own home (Soldier Field) last time out, beating Cincinnati 3-0. Gyasi Zardes (2) and Pedro Santos scored. Before that, Columbus Crew secured a home win against Philadelphia Union with the score 1-0.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Columbus's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. It's not easy to score on Columbus as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Columbus Crew - Chicago 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Chicago won two, Columbus Crew won three and five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Zardes 8 goals |  L. Zelarayán 4 goals |  M. Pineda 2 goals |
Chicago Fire missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | 66 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 42 | 121 |
| 39 | 22 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 41% |
- All of Chicago Fire's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chicago Fire has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Chicago Fire has the most conceded goals in the second half (12)
- Chicago Fire have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Columbus Crew has the fewest conceded goals (2)
- Columbus Crew has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Columbus Crew has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Columbus Crew has the most clean sheets (8)
- Columbus Crew has the the best goal difference (+7)
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Columbus Crew is in the best form (3-2-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | New England | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | New York City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | New York RB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | DC United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Nashville SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 7 |