Columbus Crew 0–0 Chicago Fire — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 00:30 UTCScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Columbus Crew

0–0Full-time analysis

Chicago Fire

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire drew 0–0.

Shots: 137
Shots on target: 53
Possession: 50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire): shots 13–7, shots on target 5–3, possession 50%–50%, corners 7–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Chicago Fire show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Chicago Fire's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.7 shots/match ▲ShotsColumbus Crew · Chicago Fire10 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Columbus Crew	Chicago Fire	Baseline
Shots	12.7 shots/match	10 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	9 shots/match	9 shots/match	11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots13 shots7 shotsColumbus Crew 13 shots, Chicago Fire 7 shots
Shots on target5 shots3 shotsColumbus Crew 5 shots, Chicago Fire 3 shots
Possession50%50%Columbus Crew 50%, Chicago Fire 50%
Corners7 corners3 cornersColumbus Crew 7 corners, Chicago Fire 3 corners
Fouls11 fouls10 foulsColumbus Crew 11 fouls, Chicago Fire 10 fouls
Yellow cards1 card4 cardsColumbus Crew 1 card, Chicago Fire 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Columbus Crew

0Draws

1Chicago Fire

28 Sept 2025Chicago Fire — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer2–0

23 Feb 2025Columbus Crew — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer4–2

19 May 2024Chicago Fire — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer1–3

10 Mar 2024Columbus Crew — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer2–1

20 Sept 2023Columbus Crew — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Columbus Crew favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Chicago Fire in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Columbus Crew3 matchesChicago Fire3 matches

1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/31.33 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 0.67 goals/match

12.7 shots/match ▲Shots3/310 shots/match

4.67 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 5.67 shots/match

54% ●Possession3/350.3%

6.33 corners/match ●Corners3/35.67 corners/match

1.33 cards/matchCards3/32.67 cards/match

10 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4