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Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
Jul 10, 2022 at 1am UK
Toyota Park
Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire
2 - 3
Columbus Crew

Czichos (29'), Mueller (41')
Gimenez (14'), Czichos (43'), Navarro (50'), Gutierrez (54'), Duran (60')
Navarro (88')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Etienne (63', 75'), Camilo Hernandez (83')
Moreira (8'), Mensah (71'), Camilo Hernandez (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Chicago Fire

Last Six:
Last Game: Earthquakes 2-1 Chicago Fire
Monday, July 4 at 2am in Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew

Last Six:
Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-0 Philadelphia
Monday, July 4 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Chicago Fire 0-2 Columbus Crew

 Granted, their league position does not suggest the best of seasons, yet Columbus are finding their feet in the Eastern Conference. Against the lowest-ranked side in the conference, expect Columbus to cruise to a comfortable win this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chicago Fire win with a probability of 47.45%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 25.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (9.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Chicago FireDrawColumbus Crew
47.45% (-0.38 -0.38) 27.32% (0.038 0.04) 25.23% (0.34 0.34)
Both teams to score 45.42% (0.182 0.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.83% (0.088000000000001 0.09)59.16% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.4% (0.068999999999999 0.07)79.59% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.99% (-0.142 -0.14)25.01% (0.142 0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.33% (-0.198 -0.2)59.66% (0.196 0.2)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.57% (0.35599999999999 0.36)39.43% (-0.358 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.87% (0.331 0.33)76.12% (-0.33199999999999 -0.33)
Score Analysis
    Chicago Fire 47.44%
    Columbus Crew 25.23%
    Draw 27.31%
Chicago FireDrawColumbus Crew
1-0 @ 13.66% (-0.1 -0.1)
2-0 @ 9.47% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-1 @ 8.81% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.38% (-0.069 -0.07)
3-1 @ 4.07% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-2 @ 1.9% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.52% (-0.03 -0.03)
4-1 @ 1.41% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 47.44%
1-1 @ 12.71% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
0-0 @ 9.86% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
2-2 @ 4.1% (0.033 0.03)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 27.31%
0-1 @ 9.18% (0.058999999999999 0.06)
1-2 @ 5.92% (0.071 0.07)
0-2 @ 4.27% (0.068 0.07)
1-3 @ 1.84% (0.04 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.034 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.27% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 1.43%
Total : 25.23%

How you voted: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire
27.8%
Draw
5.6%
Columbus Crew
66.7%
18
Head to Head
Nov 7, 2021 8.30pm
Columbus Crew
2-0
Chicago Fire
Zelarayan (31'), Berry (58')

Navarro (59'), Offor (62'), Espinoza (88'), Ivanov (89')
Aug 15, 2021 11pm
Chicago Fire
1-0
Columbus Crew
Stojanovic (77')

Etienne (27')
Jun 20, 2021 12.30am
Columbus Crew
2-0
Chicago Fire
Zardes (17', 34')
Etienne (21'), Williams (25')

Herbers (44'), Medran (65')
Sep 12, 2020 8.30pm
Chicago Fire
2-2
Columbus Crew
Mihailovic (11'), Beric (14')
Medran (27'), Navarro (34'), Herbers (56'), Bornstein (73'), Calvo (73')
Alashe (68'), Zardes (89')
Mensah (37'), Afful (70')
Aug 21, 2020 12.30am
Columbus Crew
3-0
Chicago Fire

Valenzuela (68')

Pineda (29'), Calvo (48')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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