Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Earthquakes 2-1 Chicago Fire
Monday, July 4 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Monday, July 4 at 2am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Toronto | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 18 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | DC United | 17 | -15 | 17 |
Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-0 Philadelphia
Monday, July 4 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Monday, July 4 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | -1 | 21 |
We said: Chicago Fire 0-2 Columbus Crew
Granted, their league position does not suggest the best of seasons, yet Columbus are finding their feet in the Eastern Conference. Against the lowest-ranked side in the conference, expect Columbus to cruise to a comfortable win this weekend. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chicago Fire win with a probability of 47.45%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 25.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (9.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Columbus Crew would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Chicago Fire | Draw | Columbus Crew |
47.45% ( -0.38) | 27.32% ( 0.04) | 25.23% ( 0.34) |
| Both teams to score 45.42% ( 0.18) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
