Columbus Crew - Chicago Fire: Major League Soccer basement occupants hungry for points and triumph. Read all the interesting stats and tables before the fixture!
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chicago Fire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Columbus Crew have scored 26 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Columbus are returning here after visiting DC United in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Lucas Zelarayán (2) and Pedro Santos scored the goal(s). Midfield player Lucas Zelarayán got a match rating of 9.51 in that game, the max score being 10. Zelarayán scored two goals, hit six key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that, Columbus had a home game versus Orlando City which ended with a victory 3-2.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 13 games), Columbus's attacking play is working. 16 goals have been conceded.
Chicago Fire form and stats
There's been little loot from Chicago Fire's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Chicago as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Major League Soccer match against New York City (0-1). Jonathan Bornstein, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Bornstein won 5 of 12 duels.
Before that, Chicago secured a home win against Real Salt Lake with the score 1-0.The attacking power of Chicago when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Chicago have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Chicago Fire - Columbus Crew 1-0 was the product when these teams last did battle, some time ago this season. Last ten meetings with these sides: Columbus won three, Chicago Fire triumphed in one and we saw six draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Zelarayán 11 goals |  G. Zardes 9 goals |  L. Stojanović 8 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
Chicago Fire missing players
| Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 44 | 31 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| 45 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 34 | 52 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 70% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 58% | 81% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 45% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 33% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 19% | 15% |
| 58% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 42% |
| 21% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 24% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 39% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 12.9 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.9 | 14.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 35% | 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 22% | 23% |
- Chicago Fire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chicago Fire have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 69 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -4 | 42 |
| 6 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | DC United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | New York City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 37 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 31 |
| 13 | Toronto | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -25 | 19 |