
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 Crew0 - 0
Full Time
HT: 0 - 0
Chicago FireReferee: T. Penso
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
M. Amundsen
Leonardo Barroso
Substitution 1
M. Pineda
Substitution 2
C. Mueller
Substitution 3
J. Waterman
A. Sejdić
Substitution 1
P. Zinckernagel
A. Salétros
S. Zawadzki
J. Bamba
P. Zinckernagel
Substitution 4
Statistics
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.