Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew Prediction: The Crew to pick at least a point

Chicago Fire have failed to win in their last 3 games leading to this game, so this clash is crucial for this team. They welcome Columbus Crew to the Soldier Field after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat against Cincinnati FC in their last game away from home.

Columbus Crew are coming here with lots of confidence on their ability as they have recorded back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. They will be hoping to grab the third win in a row as they visit Soldier Field to face Chicago Fire.

Columbus Crew are currently 5th in the eastern conference with 24 points while Chicago Fire are 14th in the same conference with 17 points.

Chicago Fire are not in their best form and they will only keep dropping down the table unless they start to win matches. They have not won in their last 3 games and in their last 5 games they had 3 draws, 1 defeat and 1 win. Their last game ended in a 1-0 defeat to Cincinnati FC.

Chicago Fire are playing at home and this season their home form has been average as they have earned 2 wins and 6 draws in all 8 home games they played this season. Their last 5 home games ended in 2 wins and 3 draws and their last home game was the 3-3 draw against Atlanta United a few weeks ago.

Chicago Fire were hoping to earn at least a draw in their last game against FC Cincinnati but they ended up losing the game by 1-0. The two teams played out a 0-0 draw in the first half and in the second half the game seemed to be heading to a full time draw until the 83rd minute when Luciano Acosta scored the only goal for FC Cincinnati. The goal was enough to seal Chicago Fire’s defeat as they could not equalize at full time. According to statistics, Chicago Fire 48% possession, 0 shots on target and 5 corner kicks.

Chicago Fire are now 14th in the eastern conference with 17 points and a goal ratio of 21:25. They had 3 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats in their last 16 matches.

Team streak: no wins (3).

Columbus Crew seemed to have overcome their losing streak with back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. Now they will attempt to keep the momentum going as they travel to the Soldier Field to face Chicago Fire. Columbus Crew have won their last 2 games and in their last 5 games they had 2 wins and 3 defeats. They won their last game 4-2 against Charlotte FC.

Columbus Crew are playing away from home and according to their away statistics they have played 7 away games and had 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Their last 5 away games ended in 4 defeats and 1 win, which is a very poor statistics. Their last away game ended in a 3-1 defeat to Nashville SC.

Columbus Crew were in high spirits when they faced Charlotte FC at home last week as they won the game 4-2.

Columbus Crew wasted no time establishing their presence in the game as they scored 3 goals in the first half. Christian Ramirez, Maximilian Arfsten and Cucho Hernandez all scored goals in the 5th, 21st and 43rd minutes of the first half. But in the second half Charlotte FC came back stronger scoring two goals in the 56th and 58th minutes but Columbus Crew’s Christian Ramirez responded with the 4th goal to silence the away side. The game ended 4-2 in favor of Columbus Crew at full time. According to statistics, Columbus Crew had 55% possession, 7 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Columbus Crew are currently 5th in the eastern conference with 24 points and a goal ratio of 33:24. They had 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in 17 games they played.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/6).

Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew had met 20 times before now. Columbus Crew had 7 wins, while Chicago Fire had 5 wins and 8 matches ended in a draw.

• Columbus Crew have not lost the last 3 meetings.
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 meetings.

According to analysis, Chicago Fire have scored 21 goals and conceded 25 goals in 16 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 13% conversion rate. They also create 1.6 big chances per game and take a total of 9.9 shots per game with 2.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.1 corners per game and take up 46.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.6 goals per game.

According to analysis, Columbus Crew have scored 33 goals and conceded 24 goals in 16 matches in the MLS. They have scored 2.11 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 14.3 shots per game with 5.3 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.7 corners per game and take up 58.6% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• More than 9 Corners at 2 Odds
• Second Half Over 1.5 Goals at 1.93 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.72 Odds