After their Open Cup defeat of Houston Dynamo by a score of 1-4, Chicago Fire will be hoping for a better outcome here.Arnaud Souquet (40′) was the only Chicago Fire player to score. Amine Bassi (12′) and Nelson Quiñónes (74′) scored for Houston Dynamo.
The Chicago Fire under Frank Klopas have scored nine goals in their last six matches, giving them an average of 1.5 goals per game.Columbus Group go into this experience following a 4-2 MLS win against Charlotte FC in their latest excursion.
For Columbus Team, the scorers were Christian Ramirez (5′, 59′), Max Arfsten (21′) and Cucho Hernández (43′). Charlotte FC got goals from Karol Widerski (56′) and Justin Meram (58′).
Match details :
- Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
- MLS USA
- Date – 11/06/2023
- Starting time – 00:30 UTC
Prediction :
Although it is difficult to pick a clear winner at this point, we are inclined to believe that both Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew should be able to score at least once here.
It’s too close to call, even though both ends should have goals.
Head to head :
If we look at their most recent head-to-head matches, which date back to 12/09/2020, Chicago Fire has won one and Columbus Crew has lost three, with two draws.
During this time, they scored a total of 14 goals together, with 5 going to Men in Red and 9 to The Crew. That amounts to a value of 2.33 goals per game on average.
On MLS match day 40 on March 9, 2022, Columbus Crew defeated Chicago Fire 0-0 in their previous league encounter.
Team News:
Chris Mueller (Hip Injury), Mauricio Pineda (Blackout), Chris Brady (Head Injury), Jonathan Dignitary (Crotch Injury), Miguel Ángel Navarro (Obscure Injury), Victor Bezerra (Leg Injury) and Carlos Terán (Hamstring Injury) will be absent for Chicago Fire supervisor Straight to the point Klopas.
Wilfried Nancy, manager of the Columbus Crew, must deal with multiple availability issues. Josh Williams (injury to the ankle), Eloy Room (injury to the knee), Gustavo Vallecilla (injury to the muscle), Milos Degenek (injuries to the Achilles tendon), Kevin Molino (injury to the knee), Luis Daz (injury to the back), and Will Sands (injury to the cruciate ligament) won’t be present.
Batting tips:
• Columbus Crew wins 45% of halftime games, while Chicago Fire wins 35%.
• Their previous meeting ended in a tie. 0-0) • Chicago Fire win 69% of their home games when they lead 1-0.
• Columbus Crew wins 27% of their games when they are ahead 0-1 on the road.
• Chicago Fire loses zero percent of their home games when they are down 0-1.
Lineup:
| Columbus Crew | ||
| G | 1 | Eloy Room |
| D | 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| D | 31 | Steven Moreira |
| D | 5 | Miloš Degenek |
| D | 30 | William Sands |
| M | 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| M | 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| M | 22 | Derrick Etienne Junior |
| M | 21 | Aidan Morris |
| M | 12 | Luis Díaz |
| A | 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| Chicago Fire | ||
| G | 1 | Gabriel Słonina |
| D | 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| D | 2 | Boris Sekulić |
| M | 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| D | 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| M | 36 | Andre Reynolds |
| D | 23 | Carlos Teran |
| M | 8 | Chris Mueller |
| M | 40 | Brian Gutierrez |
| A | 11 | Kacper Przybyłko |
| M | 21 | Fabian Herbers |
Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |