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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 Miami16104238211734
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1510322314933
3New York City FCNY City158251916326
4Columbus Crew146622113824
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC156451413122
7Toronto157172424022
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia144642521418
9DC United154652125-418
10Nashville SCNashville143741720-316
11Orlando City144461522-716
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta143471717013
13CF MontrealMontreal143471731-1413
14Chicago Fire152581427-1311
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1585230171329
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd137422417725
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy156722722525
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles147342519624
5Austin FCAustin156542018223
6Colorado RapidsColorado156452726122
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver145452017319
8Houston DynamoHouston145361315-218
9Seattle SoundersSeattle154561818017
10Portland TimbersPortland154472830-216
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas133461620-413
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas142572226-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1532102334-1111
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