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Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew

MLS
Chicago
14-6-11
2-0
Final
Columbus
13-11-8
Soldier Field
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

CHIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCLB
51%Possession49%
22Shots7
9On target1
7Corners4
1Saves6
7Fouls9
66'Ibrahim AliyuCLB90'+4'Samual RogersCHI
Team1H2HT
CHI112
CLB000

Who won: Chicago 2-0

Chicago Fire FC beat Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Soldier Field. Goals for Chicago: Andrew Gutman (25') and Hugo Cuypers (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Hugo CuypersF
  2. 27.4Chris BradyG
  3. 37.4Andrew GutmanLM
  4. 47.3Jack ElliottCD-L
  5. 57.0André FrancoCM-R
  6. 66.8Evan BushG
  7. 76.7Philip ZinckernagelCF-R
  8. 86.6Joel WatermanCD
  9. 96.6Jonathan BambaCF-L
  10. 106.4Jonathan DeanSUB
  11. 116.3Samual RogersCD-R
  12. 126.2D'Avilla Dje TahCM-L

Team stats

CHICLB
7Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
6Offsides4
7Corner Kicks4
1Saves6
50.6Possession49.4
22SHOTS7
9ON GOAL1
0.4On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
420Accurate Passes393
482Passes469
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses4
14Crosses12
0.3Cross %0.3
42Long Balls37
19Accurate Long Balls10
0.5Long Balls %0.3
9Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles12
17Tackles15
0.6Tackle %0.8
5Interceptions8
21Effective Clearances21
21Clearances21

Player of the game

Hugo Cuypers

CHI · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

19%
CHI · 0.22 xG
75%
Draw
5%
CLB · 0.07 xG

Chicago created better chances: they win this game 19% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
  3. 90'+6'Malte Amundsen

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.

  4. 90'+6'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.

  5. 90'+5'CLB

    Free kick won

    Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).

  7. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.

    S. Rogers

  8. 90'+3'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'Kellyn Acosta
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Franco

    Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta replaces André Franco.

    K. Acosta

  11. 90'Darlington Nagbe

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  12. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Cheberko

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Yevhen Cheberko.

    C. Ruvalcaba

  13. 85'Evan Bush

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Evan Bush.

  14. 85'Brian Gutiérrez

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Evan Bush (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.

  15. 85'Maren Haile-Selassie

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.

  16. 81'

    Offside

    Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.

  17. 80'Lassi Lappalainen
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Herrera

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Andrés Herrera.

    L. Lappalainen

  18. 79'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

    M. Arfsten

  19. 79'Joel Waterman

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Joel Waterman.

  20. 79'Jacen Russell-Rowe

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.

  21. 78'Brian Gutiérrez

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    B. Gutiérrez

  22. 78'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Evan Bush (Columbus Crew).

    H. Cuypers

  23. 78'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball.

    H. Cuypers

  24. 77'Chris Brady

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Chris Brady.

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.

    H. Picard

Leaders

CHICLB
Total Shots
Hugo Cuypers
7
Hugo Picard
2
Accurate Passes
Joel Waterman
81
Yevhen Cheberko
65
Saves
Chris Brady
1
Evan Bush
6

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