Columbus Crew (home)
Columbus Crew have one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five games.
Chicago Fire (away)
Chicago Fire have two wins and three defeats in their last five matches.
Recent meetings
- Chicago Fire are without a win in their last three trips to Columbus Crew.
- The last two meetings between these teams have been split evenly with Chicago Fire claiming a 2-0 victory at Soldier Field in the last head-to-head in MLS 2025.
- Chicago Fire will be aiming to build on their recent win when they travel to Ohio to take on Columbus Crew on Sunday.
- Fire bounced back from successive defeats with a 3-0 victory at home to CF Montreal last time out, while Crew drew 2-2 away to Sporting Kansas City.
- Both sides have made an underwhelming start to the MLS 2026 season with Chicago Fire sitting 12th with three points from two games while Columbus Crew are sitting 21st with a solitary point from the same number of matches.
In-form forwards
- Hugo Cuypers is on fire for Chicago Fire with two goals in two MLS 2026 appearances, four in his last five.
- Columbus Crew have their own in-form player in Diego Rossi, however, with the Costa Rican forward scoring two in two.
Betting Insights
- The odds on the visitors to win again are attractive at 3.74 but after failing to win any of their previous three trips to Columbus, we’re going to pass on that at this stage.
- Chicago Fire are conceding twice per game on average so far this season and are yet to record a win on the road in MLS 2026, losing their only away match.
- Odds of 1.43 for Both Teams to Score - Yes look fair for this encounter and we’re taking those.
Prediction
- We’re likely to see an end-to-end game of football on Sunday, with goals at both ends likely as a consequence.
- Chicago Fire can just edge Columbus Crew and Over 2.5 goals looks a strong bet at 1.48.
