1. Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew Prediction, Stats & Betting Tips

Major League Soccer - Season 2026

Riding their luck

Columbus Crew are taking more points than their chances usually bring

+5points more than their chances usually bring in their last 10

85% of teams this far ahead of their chances got fewer points in their next 10 games.

Bookmakers: Columbus Crew 28% to winChicago Fire 49%

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew score prediction

Major League Soccer

The goals we expect each side to score, not an exact score: built from both teams' chances, the bookmakers' view and real goals here.

Evenly matched in front of goal

3.3 goals in total, in line with the Major League Soccer average of 3.3.

goals expected

Calculated by MyGameOdds · xG: our own model

How it works

We look at how many chances each team has created and allowed in its recent games in this league, what the bookmakers expected from those games, and the goals actually scored. Then we compare that with how many goals home and away teams usually score here.

Does it work? Since July 2025, our numbers have been 7% closer to the real goals than just using the league average.

How we measure →
Get our AI football prediction and stats for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: our model’s probabilities next to the bookmakers’ odds in each market, how often similar predictions came true, and both teams’ recent form.

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew — Our Model vs the Bookmakers

Market check · Major League Soccer

For each market: our model’s probability for this match, the bookmakers’ probability from the current odds (margin removed), whether the two agree, and how often our predictions like this one came true over the last 12 months. When they disagree, the bookmakers’ number has usually been the better guide.

How to read it

our model’s probabilitybookmakers’ probabilityAgreesDisagreesour model’s pick is / is not the bookmakers’ favouriteTrack record: finished matches from the last 12 months
Full-Time Result →Agrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Chicago Fire to win

Our model 44%Bookmakers 49%

Our track record

In 3,642 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 40–45% chance and the bookmakers agreed, it came true 47.7% of the time (bookmakers said 47.0%).

Over/Under 2.5 Goals →Agrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Over 2.5 goals

Our model 63%Bookmakers 68%

Our track record

In 3,117 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 60–65% chance and the bookmakers agreed, it came true 61.5% of the time (bookmakers said 62.7%).

Over/Under 3.5 Goals →Agrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Under 3.5 goals

Our model 60%Bookmakers 55%

Our track record

In 963 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 55–60% chance and the bookmakers agreed, it came true 59.9% of the time (bookmakers said 59.8%).

First Half Result →Disagrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Draw at half-time

Our model 38%Bookmakers 38%

Our track record

In 1,211 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 35–40% chance but the bookmakers favoured a different outcome, it came true 35.3% of the time: closer to the bookmakers’ 35.0% than to our 35–40%.

Chicago Fire Goals →Disagrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Chicago Fire 0–1 goals

Our model 51%Bookmakers 41%

Our track record

In 1,900 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 50–55% chance but the bookmakers favoured a different outcome, it came true 41.4% of the time: closer to the bookmakers’ 43.7% than to our 50–55%.

Columbus Crew Goals →Agrees with bookmakers

Our model’s pick

Columbus Crew 0–1 goals

Our model 61%Bookmakers 59%

Our track record

In 2,679 matches over the last 12 months where our model gave the same pick a 60–65% chance and the bookmakers agreed, it came true 63.1% of the time (bookmakers said 63.7%).

Odds can still move before kick-off. The track record uses closing odds.

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew — AI Prediction & Probabilities by Market

Below are our AI-generated match predictions for Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew. Each market shows the probability of each outcome based on our model's analysis of team form, historical data and current season performance.

Chicago FireChicago Fire–
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew–

Winner

1X 68%

BTTS*

Yes 64%

Correct Score

1-1 10%

Over/Under 2.5 goals

over 63%

Over/Under 3.5 goals

over 50%

Full Time

144%
X23%
232%

Goals Over/Under

<1.5>1.5<2.5>2.5
FT17%83%37%63%
<3.5>3.5<4.5>4.5
FT50%50%75%25%

Team Goals Over/Under

<0.5>0.5<1.5>1.5
Chicago Fire22%78%51%49%
Columbus Crew31%69%60%40%
<2.5>2.5<3.5>3.5
Chicago Fire76%24%90%10%
Columbus Crew82%18%94%6%

1st Half

135%
X38%
228%

1st Score

153%
X4%
243%

Half Time/Full Time

1-1

25%

2-2

20%

X-1

13%

X-X

13%

X-2

11%

1-X

6%

2-X

5%

1-2

4%

2-1

3%

Correct Score

1-1

10.1%

2-1

9.0%

1-2

7.5%

1-0

7.4%

2-2

6.5%

2-0

6.1%

0-1

5.5%

3-1

5.1%

0-0

4.2%

0-2

4.2%

1-3

3.8%

3-0

3.8%

3-2

3.7%

2-3

3.5%

*Probability of each predicted outcome is expressed in percentage (%)

*BTTS - Both teams to score

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: the stats that stand out

Major League Soccer

Where each side is most unusual compared with the rest of the league: clean sheets, scoring first, wins as favourites and more.

How to read it

the teamleague averageshare of games, 0 to 100%

Columbus Crew: brick wall

Brick wall
Columbus Crew4/10

Columbus Crew kept 4 clean sheets in their last 10 (league 21%).

Calculated by MyGameOdds

How it works

We compare each team's last 10 games in this competition with how often the same thing happens across the whole league (last 12 months). A fact only shows when the team is noticeably different from a typical team. For example, if teams here score first in half their games, a team needs 7 or more out of 10 (or 3 or fewer). We show up to three facts, the most unusual first, never two about the same thing. They describe what happened, not a forecast.

How we measure →

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: attack vs defence

Major League Soccer

Both sides' chances created and allowed a game, next to the rest of the league, measured with our own xG.

How to read it

other Major League Soccer teamsleague averagelast 10 games

↑ Fewer chances allowed (xGA a game)

More chances created (xG a game) →

  • Chicago FireChicago Fire: good attack, good defence (1.56 xG, 1.26 xGA a game)
  • Columbus CrewColumbus Crew: good attack, good defence (1.76 xG, 1.35 xGA)

Calculated by MyGameOdds · xG: our own model

How it works

xG is our estimate of how many goals a team's chances were worth, from the shots in each match; xGA is the same for the chances it allowed. The dashed lines are the average of the teams shown. A team close to a line is about average. Teams with fewer than 5 games here aren't in the chart yet.

How we measure →

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew form and luck check

Major League Soccer

Whether each side is taking more or fewer points than its chances usually bring.

How to read it

what their chances usually bringoutside the normal range (±4)last 10 Major League Soccer games

Columbus Crew are taking more points than their chances usually bring

  • Chicago Fire
    Chicago FireBookmakers: 49% to win today.Wasteful · −4 goals
    −2.0
  • Columbus Crew
    Columbus CrewBookmakers: 28% to win today.
    +4.8

Last 5 matches

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
W
W
W
W
W
8th in table
Chicago FireChicago Fire
W
D
W
L
L
4th in table
W
D
L
Last 5 Matches

Strength rank: Chicago Fire 7th of 30 · Columbus Crew 6th of 30

Calculated by MyGameOdds · xG: our own model

How it works

For each of a team's last 10 games, we work out how many points a team usually gets from a game with those chances (xG) for and against, add them up and compare with the points it actually got. We do the same for goals. Strong teams often get a bit more than their chances suggest, so we compare each team with sides of similar strength in this league. That way nobody is flagged just for being good.

We flag a team when the gap is 4 points or more (or 3 goals or more). If some games have no xG data, we use the ones that do.

Does it mean anything? 85% of teams 4+ points ahead of their chances got fewer points in their next 10 games, and 83% of teams 4+ points behind got more. Bookmakers already expect these gaps to even out, so it's a fan's read, not a betting edge.

Strength rank: we rank this season's 30 teams by how much better their attack is than their defence, using chances (xG), the odds and goals. Does it work? Over the first half of a season, this rank predicted the second half better than the league table did.

How we measure →

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: Over 2.5 & BTTS?

Major League Soccer

How often each side's recent league games had over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.

How to read it

a game where it happenedleague averagelast 10 Major League Soccer gamesBTTS = both teams scored

Both teams score in Columbus Crew games less often than the Major League Soccer average (64%), in Chicago Fire games more often.

Over 2.5 goalsleague 65%
Chicago Fire7 of 10
Columbus Crew6 of 10
BTTSleague 64%
Chicago Fire7 of 10
Columbus Crew5 of 10

Calculated by MyGameOdds

How it works

For each team we take its last 10 games in this competition from the past 12 months (fewer if it hasn't played 10) and count how many went over 2.5 goals and how many had both teams scoring. The league figure uses all 508 games played here in the last 12 months.

How we measure →

Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew corners, cards and goal times

Major League Soccer

Each side's corners and cards a game, and when it scores and concedes, from its recent league games.

How to read it

league averagelast 10 in the league · corners and cards per gamePro
  • Corners won: league 5.0
  • Cards: league 2.1
  • Goals before half-time: league 45%
  • Goals after 75': league 23%

Calculated by MyGameOdds

How it works

We use each team's last 10 games here. Corners and cards only count games where those stats were recorded, and goal times only count games with reliable goal minutes, so some teams have fewer than 10. We compare with the whole league over the last 12 months.

How we measure →

Our prediction record

Our last 5 predictions in each team’s matches, by market.

Full-Time Result

Chicago FireChicago Fire
2/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
3/5

Both Teams to Score

Chicago FireChicago Fire
4/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
2/5

Over/Under 2.5 Goals

Chicago FireChicago Fire
4/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
3/5

Over/Under 3.5 Goals

Chicago FireChicago Fire
1/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
3/5

First Half Result

Chicago FireChicago Fire
2/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
2/5

Correct Score

Chicago FireChicago Fire
0/5
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
0/5
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