Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire result

Full-time · Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire

Major League Soccer · Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:30 BST · Lower.com Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Columbus Crew · Chicago Fire · Head-to-head

Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match.

Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v St. Louis City, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lower.com Field · Columbus, Ohio
Referee: I. Pekmic
Head-to-head (last 6): Columbus Crew 4 · draws 1 · Chicago Fire 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Columbus Crew 3W 0D 2L · Chicago Fire 0W 1D 4L

Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.6 / 4

Corners

against 3.6 / 6.2 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.8 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 5.2 / 5.2 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.4 / 2.4

Cards

against 1.8 / 1.2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Columbus Crew for / against	Line	Chicago Fire for / against
Goals scored	2.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.6 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12.2 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.8 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.8 for · 8.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Yevhen Cheberko n 6	36.8	2.4 4/2	0.4 1/0	—
Diego Rossi n 8	56.3	1.8 5/4	1.6 5/3	—
Rudy Camacho n 8	72	1.7 6/3	0.5 2/1	—
Maximilian Arfsten n 8	24.9	1.4 2/1	0.5 1/0	—
A. Morris n 8	89.4	1.3 6/3	0.8 5/1	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	87	3.5 8/6	1.9 7/4
J. Russell-Rowe n 8	23.8	3.3 4/1	1.9 3/1
C. Ramirez n 8	64.3	2.3 6/3	0.7 4/0
Diego Rossi n 8	56.3	2 4/3	1.2 3/1
Yaw Yeboah n 8	66.5	1.4 5/1	0.7 3/1

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Russell-Rowe n 8	23.8	0.9 2/0	0.5 1/0
C. Hernández n 8	87	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
C. Ramirez n 8	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Diego Rossi n 8	56.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Yaw Yeboah n 8	66.5	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Molino n 8	17.8	3.2 4/1
A. Morris n 8	89.4	2.6 7/7
Sean Zawadzki n 8	61.1	2.2 5/4
Malte Amundsen n 8	89.5	2.1 8/3
J. Gressel n 8	69.3	2.1 6/5

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Patrick Schulte n 8	90	3.8 8/7

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Navarro n 8	78.6	2.4 7/6	0.7 4/1	—
O. Doumbia n 8	77.8	1.9 6/3	1.2 5/2	—
A. Souquet n 8	69.6	1.9 6/5	2.7 7/4	—
G. Koutsias n 8	32.6	1.4 4/0	1 3/0	—
R. Czichos n 8	90	1.3 6/2	0.8 4/2	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Kamara n 8	56.9	2.4 6/3	1.2 4/2
B. Gutierrez n 8	84	2 7/5	0.5 3/1
J. Torres n 8	19.8	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	73.5	1.5 6/4	0.9 6/0
K. Przybyłko n 8	31.9	1.1 3/0	0.4 1/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	59.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	73.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Przybyłko n 8	31.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Navarro n 8	74.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
G. Koutsias n 8	32.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Navarro n 8	78.6	2.7 7/6
M. Navarro n 8	74.3	2.4 6/4
Alonso Aceves n 8	47.6	2.4 6/2
A. Souquet n 8	69.6	1.8 7/3
Fabian Herbers n 8	61.5	1.6 5/2

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	90	3.5 6/5
Spencer Richey n 6	85	1.9 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Steven Moreira	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	7
Rudy Camacho	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
Malte Amundsen	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	7.5
Yaw Yeboah	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	7.3
Diego Rossi	90	0	0	2	0	3	0	7.3
Darlington Nagbe	82	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
A. Mățan	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Hernández	70	3	0	5	4	1	2	9.7
J. Gressel	45	0	1	0	0	3	1	7.3
A. Morris	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
Sean Zawadzki sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
Mohamed Farsi sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Molino sub	20	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.6
C. Ramirez sub	20	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.6
J. Medranda sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	90	0	0	0	0	Y	5.6
Alonso Aceves	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.2
O. Doumbia	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Haile-Selassie	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
G. Koutsias	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Torres	70	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
X. Shaqiri	67	2	1	1	0	RY	6.2
G. Giménez	57	2	0	0	2	0	6.5
A. Souquet	45	0	0	1	0	Y	5.9
R. Czichos	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6
M. Pineda	29	0	0	0	0	0	6
Wyatt Omsberg sub	61	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Dean sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
C. Teran sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	7
Fabian Herbers sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Przybyłko sub	20	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Columbus CrewWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Chicago FireLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Columbus Crew 4 · 1 draw · Chicago Fire 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2023-06-11 Chicago Fire 1–2 Columbus Crew
2022-09-03 Columbus Crew 0–0 Chicago Fire
2022-07-10 Chicago Fire 2–3 Columbus Crew
2021-11-07 Columbus Crew 2–0 Chicago Fire
2021-08-15 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew
2021-06-19 Columbus Crew 2–0 Chicago Fire

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Columbus Crew#3 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Chicago Fire#13 pos40 pts34 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Columbus Crew scored1.97

Chicago Fire scored1.15

Columbus Crew conceded1.35

Chicago Fire conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire?: In their last 6 meetings, Columbus Crew won 4, Chicago Fire won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire?: Recent form — Columbus Crew 3W 0D 2L; Chicago Fire 0W 1D 4L.

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