Columbus CrewAttacking momentumChicago Fire

Preview

  • On 2026-03-08 at 00:30 GMT, Columbus Crew take on Chicago Fire in the Group Stage of MLS (2026).
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Henrik Rydstrom and G. Berhalter.
  • Columbus Crew are missing 3 players: D. Chambost (Muscle Injury), M. Farsi (Pelvis Injury), I. Aliyu (Ankle Injury) whereas Chicago Fire are missing 6 players: J. Dean (Red Card), A. Franco (Knee Injury), A. Gutman (Inactive), S. Rogers (Lower-Body Injury), V. Radojevic (Lower-Body Injury), J. Shokalook (Head Injury).
  • Our model projects Columbus Crew in a 3-defender setup (3-4-3), with Chicago Fire anticipated to match that in 4-3-3.
  • Columbus Crew could only draw 2-2 with Sporting KC, but Chicago Fire bounced back with a 3-0 win over Montréal.
  • Neither side is flying – Columbus Crew 1-1-3 and Chicago Fire 1-2-2 over the last 5 matches.
  • Columbus Crew have clearly got the edge H2H: in 43 meetings, they've beaten Chicago Fire 18 times, with 11 draws and only 14 losses.

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Match Info

08/03/2026 00:30

N/A

T. Penso

MLS

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Columbus Crew is going head to head with Chicago Fire on 8/3/2026 00:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire H2H statistics!