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Major League Soccer
May 19, 2024 at 1.30am UK
Soldier Field
Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire
1 - 3
Columbus Crew

Teran (85')
Czichos (24'), Gutierrez (45'), Navarro (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Rossi (30'), Ramirez (55'), Russell-Rowe (88')

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

Last Game: Chicago Fire 0-1 Charlotte FC
Thursday, May 16 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Montreal 1-3 Columbus Crew
Thursday, May 16 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Chicago Fire 0-2 Columbus Crew

With renewed confidence from a return to winning ways in the week, we anticipate the defending MLS champions being too strong for their struggling hosts in Illinois and taking another three-point haul. 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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 39%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 36.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.11%) and 0-2 (6.02%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 2-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Chicago FireDrawColumbus Crew
36.27% (0.042999999999999 0.04) 24.73% (0.026 0.03) 39% (-0.074000000000005 -0.07)
Both teams to score 58.7% (-0.091999999999999 -0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.57% (-0.121 -0.12)44.43% (0.117 0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.2% (-0.115 -0.12)66.8% (0.11199999999999 0.11)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.9% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)24.1% (0.029 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.61% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)58.39% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.33% (-0.090000000000003 -0.09)22.67% (0.087 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.69% (-0.131 -0.13)56.31% (0.128 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Chicago Fire 36.27%
    Columbus Crew 39%
    Draw 24.72%
Chicago FireDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 8.21% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-0 @ 7.77% (0.032999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 5.53% (0.019 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.89%
3-2 @ 2.89% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.62% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.39% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.03% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 0.93% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2%
Total : 36.27%
1-1 @ 11.53% (0.02 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.09% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.46% (0.028 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.43% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.72%
1-2 @ 8.56% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-1 @ 8.11% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
0-2 @ 6.02% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-3 @ 4.24% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
2-3 @ 3.01% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.98% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.57% (-0.01 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.12% (-0.0079999999999998 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.11% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 39%

How you voted: Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire
12.5%
Draw
0.0%
Columbus Crew
87.5%
8
Head to Head
Mar 10, 2024 12.30am
Sep 21, 2023 12.30am
Columbus Crew
3-0
Chicago Fire
Camilo Hernandez (8' pen., 16' pen., 23')

Brady (8'), Souquet (13'), Czichos (33'), Shaqiri (44'), Koutsias (72'), Przybylko (74')
Shaqiri (66')
Jun 11, 2023 1.30am
Chicago Fire
1-2
Columbus Crew
Shaqiri (88')
Navarro (45+5'), Herbers (89')
Camilo Hernandez (59'), Zelarayan (90+3')
Amundsen (20'), Zawadzki (29'), Farsi (81'), Zelarayan (90+5')
Sep 3, 2022 10.30pm
Columbus Crew
0-0
Chicago Fire
Diaz Espinoza (74')
Herbers (85'), Espinoza (90+7')
Jul 10, 2022 1am
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami18105342271535
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls168532922729
4New York City FCNY City169252417729
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto177372626024
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia164842723420
9Nashville SCNashville164752022-219
10DC United174762531-619
11Orlando City164571624-817
12CF MontrealMontreal164572335-1217
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
14Chicago Fire173681729-1215
15New England RevolutionNew England1431101127-1610

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1796236191733
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles169342819930
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd158432720728
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy177733125628
5Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver167452419525
6Austin FCAustin176562125-423
7Houston DynamoHouston166461818022
8Colorado RapidsColorado176472931-222
9Portland TimbersPortland175573232020
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City153842325-217
12Dallas153481724-713
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas162592431-711
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112439-1511


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