Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew

League One

Chicago

16-7-11

3-4

Final

Columbus

14-5-15

SeatGeek Stadium

Match pulse

CHIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCLB

53%Possession47%

14Shots11

6On target6

6Corners4

2Saves3

14Fouls14

11'Noah AllenCHI27'Mbekezeli MbokaziCHI53'Jonathan BambaCHI62'Gonzalo TapiaCLB74'Anzor MekvabishviliCHI79'Santiago RodríguezCLB

Team	1H	2H	T
CHI	3	0	3
CLB	2	2	4

Who won: Columbus 4-3

Columbus Crew beat Chicago Fire FC 4-3 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at SeatGeek Stadium. Goals for Chicago: Robert Lewandowski (8' pen, 22' pen) and Maren Haile-Selassie (45'+4'). Goals for Columbus: Gonzalo Tapia (16', 62'), Anass Zaroury (23') and Brais Méndez (90'+3').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CHICLB

14Fouls14

4Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

3Offsides1

6Corner Kicks4

2Saves3

53.1Possession46.9

14SHOTS11

6ON GOAL6

0.4On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

2Penalty Kicks Taken0

438Accurate Passes368

503Passes441

0.9Pass Completion %0.8

5Accurate Crosses3

17Crosses15

0.3Cross %0.2

47Long Balls42

28Accurate Long Balls21

0.6Long Balls %0.5

4Blocked Shots1

16Effective Tackles14

23Tackles19

0.7Tackle %0.7

4Interceptions10

18Effective Clearances22

18Clearances22

Player of the game

Gonzalo Tapia

CLB · 2 G

8.0

Deserved to win

80%

CHI · 3.16 xG

13%

Draw

CLB · 1.29 xG

Chicago deserved better: 80% on chances, lost 3-4

Play by play

Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Columbus Crew 4.
Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Columbus Crew 4.
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
A. Franco
GOAL90'+3'
Goal! Left footed shot
B. Méndez
Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Columbus Crew 4. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
CHI 3 - 4 CLB
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Tapia
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Gonzalo Tapia.
J. Thiaré
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Offside
Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
88'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
A. Mekvabishvili
88'CLB
Free kick won
Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
84'
Foul
Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
84'
Free kick won
Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Zaroury
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Anass Zaroury.
A. Herrera
83'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Farsi
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Mohamed Farsi.
B. Lennon
83'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Zinckernagel
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
P. Dithejane
82'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
79'
Yellow card
Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
S. Rodríguez
79'
Free kick won
Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Foul
Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
78'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Chambost
Substitution, Columbus Crew. André Gomes replaces Dylan Chambost.
A. Gomes
77'CLB
Corner awarded
Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
74'
Yellow card
Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Mekvabishvili
74'
Free kick won
Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'CHI
Corner awarded
Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
72'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
A. Franco