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Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire

8 Mar 2026, 00:30 · Major League Soccer · 2026

38 completed meetings

Major League Soccer 2026 · 14 matches

4yellow cards per match14 matches with data
1red cards per match1 matches with data
18.71fouls per match14 matches with data

As it happened

Match timeline

Columbus CrewMinChicago Fire
  1. Malte Amundsen

    Yellowcard

    Foul

    14′
  2. 28′
    ⇄

    Dylan Borso

    Substitution

    Off: Leonardo Barroso

  3. 55′
    ⇄

    Djé D'Avilla

    Substitution

    Off: Mauricio Pineda

  4. 55′
    ⇄

    Robin Lod

    Substitution

    Off: Chris Mueller

  5. 61′

    Joel Waterman

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  6. Hugo Picard

    Substitution

    Off: Amar Sejdić

    ⇄
    73′
  7. 77′

    Philip Zinckernagel

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  8. 82′

    Anton Salétros

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  9. Sean Zawadzki 

    Yellowcard

    Argument

    87′
  10. 90′

    Jonathan Bamba

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  11. 90′

    Chicago Fire

    Yellowcard

  12. 90+3′
    ⇄

    Jason Shokalook

    Substitution

    Off: Philip Zinckernagel

The numbers

Fixture statistics

39 imported stat types
Columbus CrewMatch statChicago Fire
7
Corners
3
2
Shots Off Target
4
13
Shots Total
8
111
Attacks
77
50
Dangerous Attacks
50
51
Ball Possession %
49
65
Ball Safe
68
9
Shots Insidebox
5
4
Shots Outsidebox
3
1
Offsides
4
8
Goal Kicks
5
6
Goal Attempts
6
10
Free Kicks
11
11
Fouls
10
2
Saves
4
6
Shots Blocked
1
1
Substitutions
4
13
Throwins
11
32
Long Passes
35
3
Successful Headers
12
16
Tackles
20
528
Passes
519
464
Successful Passes
459
88
Successful Passes Percentage
88
2
Yellowcards
4
5
Shots On Target
3
0
Injuries
2
22
Total Crosses
7
5
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Interceptions
8
19
Dribble Attempts
11
7
Successful Dribbles
3
6
Key Passes
5
4
Big Chances Created
1
4
Big Chances Missed
1
37
Successful Dribbles Percentage
27
15
Successful Long Passes
21
47
Successful Long Passes Percentage
60
16
Tackles Won
20

Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.

Individual contributions

Player ratings & full match stats

40 imported players
PlayerMinGAShotsKeyTacklesSavesRating
90—————27.11
90——2———7.41
90————2—7.31
90———11—6.89
90————3—6.56
73——222—7.22
90————3—6.77
90——31——6.88
90——2———6.51
90——2—4—7.14
90——221—6.68
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17——————6.34
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Before this match

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Columbus Crew

Latest: Cincinnati · 4–0

Match stats

2 Nov 2025, 23:30 · Home vs Cincinnati · 2025

Chicago Fire

Latest: Houston Dynamo · 1–2

Match stats

22 Feb 2026, 01:30 · Away vs Houston Dynamo · 2026

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most
10Chicago Fire wins
11Draws
17Columbus Crew wins
53%Both teams scored
53%Over 2.5 goals
36Chicago Fire goals
57Columbus Crew goals

At Columbus Crew’s ground: 20 previous meetings, 12 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026 · Major League Soccer

Compare Columbus Crew’s home games with Chicago Fire’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Columbus CrewPer matchChicago Fire
1.36 / 14Goals scored1.71 / 14
1.14 / 14Goals conceded1.71 / 14
2.50 / 14Total match goals3.43 / 14
0.29 / 14Clean sheets / match0.21 / 14
0.21 / 14Failed to score / match0.14 / 14
11.57 / 14Shots12.21 / 14
4.79 / 14Corners3.64 / 14
7.71 / 14Total match corners9.50 / 14
2.00 / 14Cards2.36 / 14

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Columbus CrewStatChicago Fire
0.8614 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.7914 matches
0.5014 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.7914 matches
43% (6)14 matchesWins36% (5)14 matches
14% (2)14 matchesDraws36% (5)14 matches
43% (6)14 matchesLosses29% (4)14 matches
57% (8)14 matchesHalf-time clean sheets43% (6)14 matches
29% (4)14 matchesScored in both halves50% (7)14 matches
57% (8)14 matchesBoth teams scored71% (10)14 matches

Goal frequencies

Columbus CrewStatChicago Fire
79%14 matchesScored 1+ goals86%14 matches
50%14 matchesScored 2+ goals57%14 matches
7%14 matchesScored 3+ goals21%14 matches
0%14 matchesScored 4+ goals7%14 matches
71%14 matchesConceded 1+ goals79%14 matches
29%14 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%14 matches
14%14 matchesConceded 3+ goals36%14 matches
64%14 matchesScored 1+ by half-time71%14 matches
21%14 matchesScored 2+ by half-time7%14 matches
0%14 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%14 matches
43%14 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time57%14 matches
7%14 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time14%14 matches
0%14 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time7%14 matches

Corners

Columbus CrewStatChicago Fire
2.9314 matchesCorners conceded / match5.8614 matches
79%14 matchesWon 3+ corners64%14 matches
50%14 matchesWon 5+ corners29%14 matches
29%14 matchesWon 7+ corners14%14 matches
7%14 matchesWon 9+ corners0%14 matches
64%14 matchesMatch had 8+ corners71%14 matches
36%14 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%14 matches
0%14 matchesMatch had 12+ corners21%14 matches
0%14 matchesMatch had 14+ corners14%14 matches

Cards

Columbus CrewStatChicago Fire
2.9314 matchesOpponent cards / match2.2114 matches
4.9314 matchesTotal cards / match4.5714 matches
2.0014 matchesYellow cards / match2.3614 matches
0.003 matchesRed cards / match0.001 matches
0.001 matchesSecond yellows / match0.001 matches
93%14 matchesReceived 1+ cards93%14 matches
57%14 matchesReceived 2+ cards79%14 matches
36%14 matchesReceived 3+ cards43%14 matches
14%14 matchesReceived 4+ cards14%14 matches
0%14 matchesReceived 5+ cards7%14 matches
86%14 matchesMatch had 3+ cards79%14 matches
57%14 matchesMatch had 5+ cards43%14 matches
7%14 matchesMatch had 7+ cards21%14 matches

Shots & play

Columbus CrewStatChicago Fire
10.6414 matchesShots conceded / match13.5714 matches
56.79%14 matchesPossession / match51.14%14 matches
10.5714 matchesFouls / match12.2914 matches
2.2313 matchesOffsides / match1.6913 matches

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Previous meetings

Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.