Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus Crew — MLS, 8 Apr 2018
Chicago Fire beat Columbus Crew 1-0 in the MLS on 8 April 2018 at Toyota Park, Bridgeview. N. Nikolić scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Chicago Fire have won 1 and Columbus Crew 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 6'
- 1-027'
- Half-time1-0
- 47'
- 56'out: N. Hansen
- 57'
- 64'out: G. Lillard
- 71'out: E. Collier
- 77'
- 90'
- 90'
- 90'out: A. Jahn
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.3
Top rated
Chicago Fire
- 7.3Kevin EllisD
- 7.3Richard SánchezG
- 7.3Nemanja NikolicsF
- 7.0Bastian SchweinsteigerM
- 6.9Diego CamposF
- 6.8Dax McCartyM
- 6.7Drew ConnerM
- 6.7Alan GordonF
- 6.6Tony TchaniM
- 6.6Grant LillardD
- 6.5Johan KappelhofD
- 6.5Brandon VincentD
- 6.5Brandt BronicoM
- 6.4Elliot CollierM
Columbus Crew
- 7.3Jonathan MensahD
- 7.3William TrappM
- 7.1Federico HiguaínM
- 7.1Pedro SantosM
- 7.0Cristian MartínezM
- 6.9Mohammed AbuM
- 6.9Milton ValenzuelaD
- 6.9Gyasi ZardesF
- 6.7Harrison AffulD
- 6.7Josh WilliamsD
- 6.7ArturM
- 6.5Niko HansenM
- 6.0Zackary SteffenG
Line-ups
Columbus Crew4-2-3-1
Chicago Fire3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Chicago FireV. Paunovic
Substitutes
- 27Rafael RamosD
- 15G. Lillard64'D6.6
- 13Brandt Bronico77'M6.5
- 10Aleksandar KataiM
- 32P. McLainG
- 28E. Collier71'M6.4
- 22Jon BakeroF
Columbus CrewG. Berhalter
Substitutes
- 8M. Abu57'M6.9
- 17L. AbubakarD
- 31C. MaloneyD
- 28N. Hansen56'M6.5
- 16H. JiménezD
- 24J. KempinG
- 14A. Jahn90'F
Team statistics
35%Possession65%
5Total shots21
1Shots on target2
1Shots off target14
3Blocked shots5
4Corners11
0Offsides4
11Fouls7
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves0
327Total passes571
231Accurate passes463
71%Pass accuracy81%
Chicago Fire
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ellis | 64 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Richard Sánchez | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Diego Campos | 71 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Dax McCarty | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Drew Conner | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Alan Gordon | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tony Tchani | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Grant Lillard | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Johan Kappelhof | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Brandon Vincent | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Brandt Bronico | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Elliot Collier | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Mensah | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| William Trapp | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Federico Higuaín | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Pedro Santos | 90 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Cristian Martínez | 56 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Mohammed Abu | 33 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Milton Valenzuela | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Gyasi Zardes | 90 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Harrison Afful | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Josh Williams | 89 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Artur | 57 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Niko Hansen | 34 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Zackary Steffen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Chicago FireDLLLL
- D31 Mar 18HPortland Timbers2-2
- L17 Mar 18AMinnesota United FC1-2
- L10 Mar 18HSporting Kansas City3-4
- L26 Oct 17HNew York Red Bulls0-4
- L22 Oct 17AHouston Dynamo0-3
Columbus CrewLWDWW
- L31 Mar 18HVancouver Whitecaps1-2
- W24 Mar 18HDC United3-1
- D17 Mar 18APhiladelphia Union0-0
- W10 Mar 18HCF Montreal3-2
- W03 Mar 18AToronto FC2-0
Head-to-head
- 12 Aug 17Columbus Crew3-1Chicago Fire
- 08 Apr 17Chicago Fire1-0Columbus Crew
- 04 Mar 17Columbus Crew1-1Chicago Fire
- 14 Oct 16Chicago Fire2-2Columbus Crew
- 01 Oct 16Columbus Crew3-0Chicago Fire
- 19 Mar 16Chicago Fire0-0Columbus Crew
Most recent meetings