Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 42 · Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio · Ref I. Pekmic

Columbus Crew stats & fixtures · Chicago Fire stats & fixtures

Columbus Crew beat Chicago Fire 3–0 in Major League Soccer on 20 September 2023. Expected goals finished 2.26–0.38. Columbus Crew had 67% of the ball.

Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire match statistics

Columbus CrewChicago Fire

67% Ball possession 33%
2.26 Expected goals (xG) 0.38
17 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 1
10 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 3
6 Corners 3
6 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 7
0 Red cards 1
663 Passes 329
92% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card C. Brady Chicago Fire
8' Penalty scored C. Hernández Columbus Crew
13' Yellow card A. Souquet Chicago Fire
16' Penalty scored C. Hernández Columbus Crew
23' Goal C. Hernández (assist J. Gressel) Columbus Crew
33' Yellow card R. Czichos Chicago Fire
44' Yellow card X. Shaqiri Chicago Fire
67' Yellow card X. Shaqiri Chicago Fire
67' Red card X. Shaqiri Chicago Fire
72' Yellow card G. Koutsias Chicago Fire
74' Yellow card K. Przybyłko Chicago Fire

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 W. Nancy

28 P. Schulte

18 M. Amundsen 4 R. Camacho 31 S. Moreira

14 Yaw Yeboah 8 A. Morris 6 D. Nagbe 7 J. Gressel

9 C. Hernández 20 A. Matan

10 D. Rossi

Bench M. Farsi , S. Zawadzki , C. Ramirez , K. Molino , J. Medranda , M. Arfsten , E. Bush , J. Russell-Rowe , Y. Cheberko

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 4-4-2 F. Klopas

34 C. Brady

3 A. Aceves 5 R. Czichos 22 M. Pineda 2 A. Souquet

7 M. Haile-Selassie 26 O. Doumbia 30 G. Giménez 20 I. Torres

19 G. Koutsias 10 X. Shaqiri

Bench W. Omsberg , C. Teran , J. Dean , F. Herbers , K. Przybyłko , M. Navarro , B. Gutiérrez , S. Richey , Kei Kamara

Form guide

Columbus Crew at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chicago Fire away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Jun 23	Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew	1–2
3 Sep 22	Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire	0–0
10 Jul 22	Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew	2–3

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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