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Chicago Fire — Columbus Crew, MLS: match prediction and stats

Match prediction and stats

USA, MLS

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Team strength by Elo, 0 to 5What this means

Strength is the team’s Elo rating rescaled to 0–5 across all matches in the competition: it rises after wins over strong opponents and falls after losses to weak ones. The bar colour is the tier: red — weak, amber — below average, green — solid, blue — the strongest. The letters under the bar are the last five matches: W — win, D — draw, L — loss.

Outcome probability
45%25%30%
Chicago Fire45%Draw25%Columbus Crew30%
Most confident forecast72% of such answers came in · 60 days
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Model and prices

Our probability next to the probability from the price, with the mark-up removed. The Δ column is the gap in percentage points.

OutcomeModelPriceΔ
1Chicago Fire45%2.21—
XDraw25%4.03—
2Columbus Crew30%3.34—

our modelfrom the price, mark-up removed

Quick predictions

The three most common questions — our probability next to the price.

Both teams to score

Yes68%

ours 1.48

No32%

ours 3.09

Over 2.5 goals

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Over 9.5 corners

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Combos

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Confident answers

The line where the model is closest to 72% — and how often such answers have come in.

Goals prediction

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72%of such answers on goals came inlast 60 days · 3839 matches

Corners prediction

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71%of such answers on corners came inlast 60 days · 3828 matches

Cards prediction

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71%of such answers on cards came inlast 60 days · 3818 matches

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This is a probability, not a guarantee: roughly 3 answers in 10 don’t come in. This block is about the model’s accuracy.

Why the model reads the match this way

Short answers to the key questions of the match. Tap a question to see the numbers by team and half.

Chicago FireColumbus Crew

Chicago Fire 45%, Columbus Crew 30%. The safest is “No draw” at 75%.

Chicago Fire 45%Draw 25%Columbus Crew 30%
1st half
37 · 33 · 30
2nd half
39 · 33 · 28
Both teams to score?
How many goals?
How many corners?
How many yellow cards?
How many shots?
How many fouls?
How many offsides?

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More possible scenarios

Three options at different prices of risk.

Conservativehigh probability, modest price
Basebalance of probability and price

Total fouls: Over 18.5

71%
High variancelow probability, high price

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Average totals by team

A plain average for each side over its most recent matches — what the totals grow out of. A fact, not a model forecast.

MetricChicago FireColumbus CrewCombined
Goals scored1.602.804.40
Conceded
Corners
Cards
Offsides
Throw-ins
Fouls
xG
Shots
Shots on target

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Average over the last 5 completed matches of each team. The combined column adds the two sides; only corners are averaged, because they already arrive as a match total.

Insights

What to know before the match: recent games, the table, head-to-head. Only facts from played matches — no model opinions.

Chicago Fire
  • Conceded in every one of the last 5 matches9 goals conceded
  • Both teams scored in 4 of the last 52:2, 3:2, 0:1, 1:3, 2:1
Columbus Crew
  • 5 wins in a row3:0, 2:0, 4:2, 2:0, 3:1
  • 3 clean sheets in the last 53:0, 2:0, 4:2, 2:0, 3:1
  • 14 goals in the last 5 matches3:0, 2:0, 4:2, 2:0, 3:1

Based on played matches of the current season and recent games. A fact is shown only when it stands out from the usual.

Form and context

Chicago Fire

  • homeOrlando City2:2
  • awayAtlanta United3:2
  • awayNew England Revolution0:1
  • homePhiladelphia Union1:3
  • homeNew York City2:1

Columbus Crew

  • homeDC United3:0
  • awayDallas2:0
  • homeToronto4:2
  • awayCincinnati2:0
  • homeCharlotte3:1

Head to head

  • 03/08/26MLS0:0
  • 09/28/25MLS2:0
  • 02/23/25MLS2:4
  • 05/19/24MLS1:3
  • 03/10/24MLS1:2

League table

Both teams and their nearest neighbours.

#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
5Dallas32159858:4954
6Charlotte331581063:4853
7Chicago Fire321571057:4852
8St. Louis City32149958:4751
9Houston Dynamo32149942:3951
10San Jose Earthquakes321310954:4749
11Los Angeles321211950:3547
12Philadelphia Union331381262:5147
13Cincinnati3312101167:7346
14Columbus Crew331351555:4944
15Colorado Rapids321271344:4343
16Seattle Sounders3211101141:4043

Full breakdown

Every forecast type the model computes. Our probability on the left, our fair price and the current price on the right.

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Probabilities are a model estimate, not a guarantee.