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Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 28th Sep, 01:30 BST, Soldier Field, Chicago

Wilfried Nancy pays counterpart Gregg Berhalter a visit on Sunday morning in the Major League Soccer, as their Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire sides face each other at the Toyota Park. Major League Soccer statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. It's all on this page, with infographics and the best odds available for every betting markets via the tabs.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Chicago
42%
3/2-
Draw
22%
5/2-
Columbus
36%
31/20-
Draw 1-1
9%
6/1-
Chicago 2-1
8%
9/1-
Columbus 2-1
8%
9/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Chicago 1-0
6%
11/1-
Columbus 1-0
5%
11/1-
Chicago 2-0
5%
14/1-
Chicago 3-1
5%
18/1-
Columbus 2-0
4%
14/1-
Columbus 3-1
4%
18/1-
Chicago 3-2
4%
22/1-
Columbus 3-2
4%
22/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
14/1-
Chicago 3-0
3%
25/1-
Columbus 3-0
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
3/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
13/10-
Home 1st Goal
50%
10/11-
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11-
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
68%
1/2-
BTTS - No
32%
6/4-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
10/3-
Home/draw
64%
1/2-
Away/draw
58%
1/2-
Home/away
78%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
6/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
55%
1/2-
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
14/1-
Home DNB
57%
5/6-
Away DNB
52%
5/6-
Chicago win to nil
16%
9/2-
Columbus win to nil
13%
9/2-
Chicago / Chicago
21%
3/1-
Chicago / Columbus
4%
22/1-
Chicago / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Chicago
13%
11/2-
Draw / Columbus
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Columbus / Chicago
4%
22/1-
Columbus / Columbus
21%
3/1-
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Chicago 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chicago1 - 3NY City
Chicago3 - 2New England
Chicago3 - 2Saint Louis City
Chicago2 - 2LAFC
Chicago1 - 0NY Red Bulls
Chicago1 - 2San Diego
Chicago3 - 2Charlotte
Chicago0 - 1Philadelphia
Chicago0 - 2Nashville
Chicago2 - 1Atlanta
Chicago0 - 0Orlando
Chicago2 - 3Cincinnati
Chicago0 - 0Miami
Chicago1 - 1Montreal
Chicago2 - 2DC United
Chicago0 - 3Nashville
Chicago1 - 1Toronto
Chicago2 - 1NY Red Bulls
Chicago1 - 2DC United
Chicago1 - 4Miami
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HChicago1 - 3NY City
HChicago3 - 2New England
AChicago0 - 4Philadelphia
HChicago3 - 2Saint Louis City
HChicago2 - 2LAFC
HChicago1 - 0NY Red Bulls
AChicago2 - 0Montreal
AChicago2 - 2Atlanta
HChicago1 - 2San Diego
AChicago1 - 2Cincinnati
HChicago3 - 2Charlotte
HChicago0 - 1Philadelphia
HChicago0 - 2Nashville
AChicago7 - 1DC United
AChicago3 - 1Orlando
AChicago1 - 3NY City
AChicago4 - 1Charlotte
HChicago2 - 1Atlanta
HChicago0 - 0Orlando
AChicago2 - 7Nashville
Columbus 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Atlanta4 - 5Columbus
NY Red Bulls0 - 0Columbus
Toronto1 - 1Columbus
Nashville3 - 0Columbus
Cincinnati2 - 4Columbus
Seattle1 - 1Columbus
Miami5 - 1Columbus
Charlotte3 - 2Columbus
Montreal1 - 1Columbus
Philadelphia2 - 2Columbus
Saint Louis City1 - 2Columbus
DC United1 - 2Columbus
San Diego1 - 1Columbus
New England0 - 1Columbus
NY Red Bulls2 - 2Columbus
NY Red Bulls2 - 3Columbus
DC United2 - 2Columbus
Toronto0 - 2Columbus
Cincinnati0 - 0Columbus
Philadelphia0 - 1Columbus
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColumbus5 - 4Atlanta
AColumbus0 - 0NY Red Bulls
HColumbus1 - 2New England
AColumbus1 - 1Toronto
HColumbus1 - 3Orlando
HColumbus2 - 1DC United
AColumbus0 - 3Nashville
AColumbus4 - 2Cincinnati
AColumbus1 - 1Seattle
HColumbus1 - 0Philadelphia
HColumbus3 - 1Atlanta
HColumbus2 - 1Vancouver
AColumbus1 - 5Miami
HColumbus2 - 2Nashville
AColumbus2 - 3Charlotte
HColumbus1 - 1Cincinnati
AColumbus1 - 1Montreal
AColumbus2 - 2Philadelphia
HColumbus4 - 2Charlotte
HColumbus2 - 1San Jose
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Columbus have beaten Chicago in 5 consecutive league meetings
8
Columbus have not lost to Chicago in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Chicago since 2018
Chicago
Columbus
Goals: Scored
11
13
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
CHI
2
D
3
COL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Chicago
1 - 3Columbus
1 - 2Columbus
2 - 3Columbus
Chicago1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Chicago1 - 0
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
Chicago
Goals: Scored
20
4
Games: Scored
8 / 9
3 / 9
Clean sheets
6 / 9
1 / 9
D
2
COL
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Columbus4 - 2
Columbus2 - 1
Columbus3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus2 - 0
Columbus2 - 0
Columbus3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Columbus3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Columbus Crew's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday morning, not least because Chicago Fire have conceded in each of their last 5 Major League Soccer outings. A PG of 1.7 for Wilfried Nancy's side suggests that run should continue.

Chicago 9th Columbus 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Chicago will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Columbus will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Chicago have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Columbus’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
Chicago
PG (predicted goals)
Columbus
1.8
1.7
Attack rating
8%
better
CHI
COL
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Games scored24
24
Failed to score5
5
Scored first17
14
Goals scored54
48
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
CHI
COL
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
24
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first10
12
Goals conceded53
43
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against18%
20%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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Chicago Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2916107
A GutmanH CuypersP ZinckernagelS Oregel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Gutman DEF2927
4
-
J Bamba FWD2954
2
-
J Elliott DEF2812
4
-
H Cuypers FWD28161
-
P Zinckernagel FWD271310
5
-
S Oregel MID26
7
-
M Pineda DEF251
7
-
M Haile-Selassie MID2524
1
-
J Dean DEF243
2
-
B Gutiérrez MID2483
6
1
C Brady GLK23
3
1
T Barlow FWD213
1
-
S Rogers DEF18
5
-
L. Caetano Barroso DEF1712
1
-
K Acosta MID17
2
-
D. D'Avilla MID161
3
1
R Kouamé MID142
1
-
M Luczak DEF12
3
-
J Gal GLK7
-
S Williams MID6
-
C. Cupps DEF4
1
-
A Franco MID32
-
J Reynolds DEF2
-
J Waterman DEF1
-
H Moreno MID1
-
Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281655
D RossiD RossiD ChambostS Zawadzki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Chambost MID2915
4
-
D Rossi MID28163
3
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD2771
3
-
Y Cheberko DEF26
2
-
S Moreira DEF2512
4
-
D Nagbe MID25
1
-
S Zawadzki MID252
5
-
M Arfsten FWD2443
4
-
P Schulte GLK21
3
-
D Gazdag MID2124
4
-
M Amundsen DEF1912
2
1
I Aliyu FWD1922
-
M Farsi MID1813
2
-
A Herrera DEF1522
1
-
T Habroune MID151
2
-
L Lappalainen FWD1412
-
A Sejdic MID12
-
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF111
1
-
T. Brown DEF6
-
E Bush GLK5
-
N Hagen GLK3
-
H Picard MID3
1
-
D Jones MID3
-
W Ali FWD31
-
C. Mrowka MID2
-