Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire drew 0-0. Columbus Crew had 50% possession against Chicago Fire's 50%. Shots on target: 5-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 8 March 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

0 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: T. Penso

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-2-1
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraD
R. Camacho4R. CamachoD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
A. Herrera2A. HerreraM
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiM
A. Sejdic14A. SejdicM
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
D. Rossi10D. RossiF
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneF
W. Abou Ali9W. Abou AliF

Substitutes

1N. HagenG
45O. PresthusD
22T. BrownD
19J. ThiareF
8D. GazdagM
21Y. CheberkoD
17S. BangouraM
30H. PicardM
12C. RuvalcabaD
Chicago FireChicago Fire3-4-3
C. Brady1C. BradyG
J. Elliott3J. ElliottD
J. Waterman16J. WatermanD
M. Mbokazi4M. MbokaziD
L. Barroso2L. BarrosoM
A. Saletros6A. SaletrosM
M. Pineda22M. PinedaM
M. Haile-Selassie7M. Haile-SelassieM
P. Zinckernagel11P. ZinckernagelF
C. Mueller8C. MuellerF
J. Bamba19J. BambaF

Substitutes

44J. CohenG
20J. ShokalookF
42D. D'AvillaM
27D. BorsoM
38C. CuppsD
17R. LodM
14V. RadojevicD
12P. DithejaneD
35S. OregelM

Match Events

14'Y

M. Amundsen

28'S

Leonardo Barroso

Substitution 1

54'S

M. Pineda

Substitution 2

55'S

C. Mueller

Substitution 3

61'Y

J. Waterman

73'S

A. Sejdić

Substitution 1

77'Y

P. Zinckernagel

83'Y

A. Salétros

87'Y

S. Zawadzki

90'Y

J. Bamba

90'+3S

P. Zinckernagel

Substitution 4

Statistics

Columbus Crew
50%50%
Chicago Fire
1.17Expected Goals (xG)0.62
13Total Shots7
5Shots on Target3
7Corners3
11Fouls10
1Offsides4
88Pass Accuracy (%)89
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host Chicago Fire on Sunday, 8 March 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 12th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Chicago Fire have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Sept 2025: Columbus Crew 0-2 Chicago Fire; 23 Feb 2025: Columbus Crew 4-2 Chicago Fire; 19 May 2024: Columbus Crew 3-1 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire drew 0-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Columbus Crew 0, Chicago Fire 0.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 50% of the ball against 50% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 1.17 for Columbus Crew, 0.62 for Chicago Fire.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. Columbus Crew sat 12th and Chicago Fire 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.