Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Columbus Crew was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

The referee was Ismir Pekmic who was helped by Chantal Boudreau and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk.

Match Statistics​

Columbus Crew

0 - 0

Chicago Fire

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 25 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 17 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 70
  • 71 Dangerous attack 35
  • 87 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Columbus Crew was in firm control of the ball 62% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the match​.

Columbus Crew shot 25 times, 8 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (L. Diaz). Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (F. Herbers and J. Espinoza).

Match Timeline

33'
61'
68'
Xherdan Shaqiri- sub ->K. Przybylko
68'
Kevin Molino- sub ->D. Etienne
68'
74'
81'
M. Farsi- sub ->W. Sands
81'
85'
Fabian Herbers- Yellow
Yaw Yeboah- sub ->L. Diaz
87'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this contest, Columbus Crew will have 40 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will have 32 points like Charlotte to lose in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew will play away against Orlando City on the 8th of October with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).

Chicago Fire will host New England on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (14 draws).

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
7.4
D
Jonathan Mensah 4.Ghana
8.0
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
7.2
D
Milos Degenek 5.Australia
7.3
D
W. Sands 30.United States
7.0
81'
M
Darlington Nagbe 6.United States
7.3
M
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
7.8
M
D. Etienne 22.Haiti
6.8
68'
M
A. Morris 21.United States
6.5
81'
M
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
6.1
87' 74'
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
8.1
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
M. Farsi 41.Canada
6.8
81'
D
J. Anibaba 23.USA
D
Josh Williams 3.United States
M
James Igbekeme 26.Nigeria
M
Artur 8.Brazil
6.9
81'
F
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
6.8
87'
F
Kevin Molino 13.Trinidad and Tobago
6.7
68'
F
Erik Hurtado 19.United States

Columbus Crew adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Caleb Porter decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room (7.4), Steven Moreira (7.2), Jonathan Mensah (8.0), Miloš Degenek (7.3), William Sands (7.0), Aidan Morris (6.5), Darlington Nagbe (7.3), Luis Díaz (6.1), Lucas Zelarayán (7.8), Derrick Etienne Junior (6.8) and Cucho Hernández (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yaw Yeboah (6.8), Kevin Molino (6.7), E. Hurtado, Mohamed Farsi (6.8), E. Bush, J. Igbekeme, Artur (6.9), J. Anibaba and J. Williams.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 4 changes: D. Etienne for K. Molino (68′), A. Morris for Artur (81′), W. Sands for M. Farsi (81′) and L. Diaz for Y. Yeboah (87′).

Best player: Cucho Hernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Cucho Hernández.

His rating is (8.1) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
G. Słonina 1.United States
9.2
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
8.0
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
7.4
68'
D
M. Navarro 6.Venezuela
7.6
D
C. Terán 23.Colombia
7.1
M
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.4
M
A. Reynolds 36.USA
6.5
61'
M
Chris Mueller 8.United States
6.6
M
Brian Gutierrez 40.United States
6.4
33'
M
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
7.0
85'
F
Kacper Przybylko 11.Poland
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
D
Jhon Espinoza 14.Ecuador
6.6
61' 90'
D
Kendall Burks 27.United States
D
J. Bornstein 3.USA
6.2
68'
M
S. Oregel 35.United States
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
6.6
68'
F
Victor Bezerra 33.United States
F
Jhon Durán 26.Colombia
6.7
33'

Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ezra Hendrickson played with: Gabriel Słonina (9.2), Boris Sekulić (7.4), Carlos Teran (7.1), Rafael Czichos (8.0), Miguel Navarro (7.6), Mauricio Pineda (6.4), Fabian Herbers (7.0), Andre Reynolds (6.5), Brian Gutierrez (6.4), Chris Mueller (6.6) and Kacper Przybyłko (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Oregel, Jhon Espinoza (6.6), V. Bezerra, F. Navarro, Xherdan Shaqiri (6.6), K. Burks, Jhon Durán (6.7), S. Richey and Jonathan Bornstein (6.2).

Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of J. Duran (injured) and J. Espinoza (injured).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 4 changes: B. Gutierrez for J. Duran (33′), A. Reynolds II for J. Espinoza (61′), K. Przybylko for X. Shaqiri (68′) and B. Sekulic for J. Bornstein (68′).

Best player: Gabriel Słonina​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Słonina. His rating is 9.20. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​