Major League Soccer

Feb 23, 2025 at 12.30am UK

Lower.com Field

Columbus Crew
4 - 2
Chicago Fire

Russell-Rowe (19', 19'), Teran (37' og., 37' og.), Rossi (45+1', 45+1', 50', 50')

FT(HT: 6-4)

Gutierrez (13', 13', 22', 22')
Oregel Jr. (37'), Oregel Jr. (37'), Zinckernagel (44'), Zinckernagel (44'), Gutierrez (59'), Gutierrez (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: NY Red Bulls 2-2 Columbus Crew (5-4 pen.)
Sunday, November 3 at 9.30pm in MLS Playoffs

Goals
for

Chicago Fire

All competitions

Last Game: Chicago Fire 0-3 Nashville
Saturday, October 19 at 11pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 54.41%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 23.85% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.83%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 1-2 (6.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Chicago Fire
54.41% ( 0.1)	21.74% ( -0.04)	23.85% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 61.51% (

0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.67% (

0.15)

37.33% (

-0.14)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

40.45% (

0.16)

59.55% (

-0.15)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.22% (

0.08)

13.78% (

-0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.92% (

0.16)

41.08% (

-0.15)

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.33% (

0.04)

28.67% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.52% (

0.05)

64.48% (

-0.04)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 54.41%

Chicago Fire 23.85%

Draw 21.74%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Chicago Fire
2-1 @ 9.69% ( -0) 1-0 @ 7.83% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 7.76% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 6.41% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 5.13% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 4% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 3.17% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 2.54% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 1.98% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 1.26% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 1.01% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.63% Total : 54.41%	1-1 @ 9.78% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 6.06% ( 0) 0-0 @ 3.95% ( -0.03) 3-3 @ 1.67% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.29% Total : 21.74%	1-2 @ 6.11% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 4.93% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 3.08% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 2.55% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.52% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.28% ( -0) Other @ 3.37% Total : 23.85%