Major League Soccer · Matchday 3
- Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:30:00 UTCLower.com FieldMatchday 3
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Columbus Crew 39%Draw 34%Chicago Fire 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Columbus CrewChicago Fire
50Possession50
1.17Expected goals (xG)0.62
13Shots7
5Shots on target3
2Shots off target3
6Blocked shots1
9Shots inside box5
4Shots outside box2
7Corners3
1Offsides4
11Fouls10
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Saves4
462Passes468
407Accurate passes418
88Pass accuracy89
Match events
- 14'Malte Amundsen
- 28'Leonardo Barroso ← Dylan Borso
- 54'Mauricio Pineda ← Tah D'Avilla Dje
- 55'Chris Mueller ← Robin Lod
- 61'Joel Waterman
- 73'Amar Sejdič → Hugo Picard
- 77'Philip Zinckernagel
- 83'Anton Jönsson Salétros
- 87'Sean Zawadzki
- 90'Jonathan Bamba
- 90'Philip Zinckernagel ← Jason Shokalook
Columbus Crew · Chicago Fire
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
316.9Moreira
106.5Rossi
46.9Camacho
146.5↓73'Sejdič
186.6Amundsen
256.2Zawadzki
287.0Schulte
276.5Arfsten
26.9Herrera
96.5Ali
166.5Habroune
196.2Bamba
86.5↓55'Mueller
36.9Elliott
166.6Waterman
116.2↓90'Zinckernagel
17.0Brady
226.9↓54'Pineda
76.5Haile-Selassie
66.2Salétros
46.9Sibisi
26.9↓28'Barroso
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Columbus Crew
- 31Steven Moreira6.9
- 10Diego Rossi6.5
- 4Rudy Camacho6.9
- 14Amar Sejdič6.5
- 18Malte Amundsen6.6
- 25Sean Zawadzki6.2
- 28Patrick Schulte7.0
- 27Maximilian Arfsten6.5
- 2Andrés Herrera6.9
- 9Wessam Abou Ali6.5
- 16Taha Habroune6.5
Chicago Fire
- 19Jonathan Bamba6.2
- 8Chris Mueller6.5
- 3Jack Elliott6.9
- 16Joel Waterman6.6
- 11Philip Zinckernagel6.2
- 1Christopher Brady7.0
- 22Mauricio Pineda6.9
- 7Maren Haile-Selassie6.5
- 6Anton Jönsson Salétros6.2
- 4Nkosinathi Sibisi6.9
- 2Leonardo Barroso6.9
Columbus CrewTale of the tapeChicago Fire
4-3-3Formation5-2-3
20 ptsTable29 pts
-4Goal difference+9
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Columbus Crew 1W1D1W Chicago Fire
Goals 4–4
- 2026-03-08Columbus Crew0–0Chicago Fire
- 2025-09-28Chicago Fire2–0Columbus Crew
- 2025-02-23Columbus Crew4–2Chicago Fire
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| Chicago Fire | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 29 |