Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

MLS - Group Stage 28 Sep 2025, 00:30
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
🏟 Soldier Field

Match report

Chicago Fire beat Columbus Crew 2-0 in the MLS - Group Stage on 28 September 2025.

Columbus Crew dominated possession with 73% of the ball, while Chicago Fire had 21 shots to Columbus Crew's 7.

The match was played at Soldier Field.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 21 - 7 On target 9 - 1 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 7 - 9 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Hugo Cuypers
Chicago Fire · 1 goal
8 Jack Elliott 1 assist
8 André Franco 1 assist
8 Evan Bush 6 saves
7 Andrew Gutman 1 goal
First half vs second half
Columbus Crew came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–0 13–7
Shots On Goal 3–0 6–1
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 5–0 2–4
Attacks 61–26 37–57
Match statistics
7 Corners 4
10 Substitution 5
98 Attacks 83
48 Dangerous Attacks 44
11 On Target 1
12 Off Target 5
27% Ball Possession 73%
21 Shots Total 7
9 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 3
3 Shots Outside Box 4
7 Fouls 9
7 Corners 3
6 Offsides 4
51% Ball Possession 49%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 6
476 Passes Total 462
415 Passes Accurate 388
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chicago Fire · 3-4-3
1 C. Brady
5 S. Rogers 16 J. Waterman 3 J. Elliott
2 L. Barroso 10 A. Franco 42 D. D'Avilla 15 A. Gutman
11 P. Zinckernagel 9 H. Cuypers 19 J. Bamba
Columbus Crew · 3-4-2-1
24 E. Bush
31 S. Moreira 21 Y. Cheberko 18 M. Amundsen
2 M. Herrera 14 A. Sejdic 6 D. Nagbe 27 M. Arfsten
7 D. Chambost 30 H. Picard
8 D. Gazdag
Chicago Fire
Coach
Mike Matkovich
Substitutes
  • 24 Jonathan Dean
  • 17 Brian Gutierrez
  • 7 Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 22 Mauricio Pineda
  • 23 Kellyn Acosta
  • 25 Jeffrey Gal
  • 35 Sergio Oregel
  • 6 Rominigue Kouamé
  • 12 Tom Barlow
Columbus Crew
Coach
Wilfried Nancy
Substitutes
  • 11 Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
  • 26 Lassi Lappalainen
  • 48 Cesar Ruvalcaba
  • 28 Patrick Schulte
  • 1 Nicholas Hagen
  • 44 Tristan Brown
  • 20 Derrick Jones
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Aliyu ↓ A. Sejdic Columbus Crew
  • 50' ↑ J. Dean ↓ L. Barroso Chicago Fire
  • 71' ↑ J. Russell-Rowe ↓ D. Gazdag Columbus Crew
  • 72' ↑ B. Gutierrez ↓ J. Bamba Chicago Fire
  • 73' ↑ M. Pineda ↓ D. D'Avilla Chicago Fire
  • 73' ↑ M. Haile-Selassie ↓ P. Zinckernagel Chicago Fire
  • 80' ↑ L. Lappalainen ↓ A. Herrera Columbus Crew
  • 87' ↑ C. Ruvalcaba ↓ Y. Cheberko Columbus Crew
  • 90' ↑ K. Acosta ↓ A. Franco Chicago Fire
Cards
  • 66' I. Aliyu Columbus Crew
  • 90+4' S. Rogers Chicago Fire
Head-to-head
Chicago Fire 2 2 draws 7 Columbus Crew
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2024-03-10 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire 2 - 1
2022-07-10 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 2 - 3
Recent form
Chicago Fire D D D D D
Columbus Crew L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?
Chicago Fire won 2-0 against Columbus Crew on 28 September 2025.
Who won Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?
Chicago Fire won the match 2-0.
Where was Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew played?
The match was played at Soldier Field.
Who had more possession in Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew?
Columbus Crew had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.