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Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew SC
Competition – MLS
Stadium – Toyota Park
Date: 23rd August
Kick-off time – 23:59 GMT
These two teams face each other off the back of league losses last Sunday and they will both be looking to get back to winning ways at Toyota Park.
Chicago Fire’s loss to Montreal Impact at the weekend was their 8 consecutive loss and their fans will be frustrated even further if they fail to get all three points from this game.
Atlanta United beat Columbus Crew at the weekend in a game where Martinez scored for the 27th time this season, and the visitors will be looking to heap more misery on Fire by the end of 90 minutes here.
Chicago Fire are really struggling with game management as evidenced by their stoppage time loss againt Montreal in their last game.
Higuain has been in fine form in terms of dictating play from midfield for the visitors and he will be used against their struggling host here.
Fire have lost their last 8 games on the spin, while the visitors have three wins from their last four league games.
Chicago Fire has the better head to head record with 28 wins and 18 losses from 64 meetings over the years.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Chicago Fire
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chicago Fire |  |
0-1 |  |
New York Red Bulls | 12 Aug, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| L | Philadelphia Union |  |
3-0 | |
Chicago Fire | 9 Aug, 2018 | United States Open Cup |
| L | Real Salt Lake |  |
2-1 | |
Chicago Fire | 5 Aug, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| L | Toronto FC |  |
3-0 | |
Chicago Fire | 29 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| L | Chicago Fire | |
1-2 | |
Toronto FC | 22 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
Columbus Crew SC
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Columbus Crew SC |  |
1-0 |  |
Houston Dynamo | 12 Aug, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| W | New York Red Bulls | |
2-3 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 29 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| W | Columbus Crew SC | |
3-2 |  |
Orlando City SC | 22 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| L | New York City FC |  |
2-0 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 15 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| L | LA Galaxy |  |
4-0 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 8 Jul, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew SC | |
2-2 | |
Chicago Fire | 7 Jun, 2018 | United States Open Cup |
| Columbus Crew SC | |
3-0 | |
Chicago Fire | 13 May, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| Chicago Fire | |
1-0 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 8 Apr, 2018 | Major League Soccer |
| Columbus Crew SC | |
3-1 | |
Chicago Fire | 13 Aug, 2017 | Major League Soccer |
| Chicago Fire | |
1-0 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 8 Apr, 2017 | Major League Soccer |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the MLS:
| April 27, 2024 | ||
| Austin | 18:45 | LA Galaxy |
| April 28, 2024 | ||
| New York City | 00:30 | Charlotte |
| Philadelphia Union | 00:30 | Real Salt Lake |
| Orlando City | 00:30 | Toronto |
| Cincinnati | 00:30 | Colorado Rapids |
| New York RB | 00:30 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Columbus Crew | 00:30 | Montréal |
| New England | 00:30 | Inter Miami |
| D.C. United | 00:30 | Seattle Sounders |
| Nashville SC | 01:30 | SJ Earthquakes |
| Chicago Fire | 01:30 | Atlanta United |
| Minnesota United | 01:30 | Sporting KC |
| Dallas | 01:30 | Houston Dynamo |
| Los Angeles | 03:30 | Portland Timbers |
| May 1, 2024 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 00:30 | Seattle Sounders |
MLS Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 18 |
| 2 | New York RB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 |
| 5 | Toronto | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
| 8 | New York City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 11 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Montréal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | D.C. United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Orlando City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Nashville SC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | New England | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
MLS Results
| April 22, 2024 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 4 - 3 | SJ Earthquakes |
| April 21, 2024 | ||
| Charlotte | 0 - 3 | Minnesota United |
| Seattle Sounders | 0 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Los Angeles | 2 - 2 | New York RB |
| Colorado Rapids | 2 - 1 | Dallas |
| Sporting KC | 3 - 3 | St. Louis City |
| Houston Dynamo | 0 - 1 | Austin |
| Chicago Fire | 0 - 4 | Real Salt Lake |
| Toronto | 1 - 0 | New England |
| New York City | 2 - 0 | D.C. United |
| Montréal | 2 - 2 | Orlando City |
| Inter Miami | 3 - 1 | Nashville SC |
| Columbus Crew | 2 - 2 | Portland Timbers |
| Atlanta United | 1 - 2 | Cincinnati |
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