Chicago Fire 0-1 Columbus Crew - July 15, 2015 / MLS 2015
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CF
41' - Goal
Kei Kamara
CF
46' - Yellow card
Chris Ritter46
58' - Substitution
Michael Stephensis substituted by Patrick Nyarko
58' - Substitution
Kennedy Igboananikeis substituted by Jason Johnson58 63' - Yellow card
Eric Gehrig63
65' - Substitution
Justin Meramis substituted by Kristinn Steindórsson
72' - Substitution
Chris Ritteris substituted by David Accam72
77' - Yellow card
Chad Barson
81' - Substitution
Chad Barsonis substituted by Chris Klute
93' - Yellow card
Steve Clark
94' - Substitution
Kei Kamarais substituted by Aaron Schoenfeld 95' - Yellow card
David Accam95
CC
CC
Team line-ups
Chicago Fire
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | G |
Sean Johnson | 26 | 165 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Eric Gehrig | 63 | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | D |
Patrick Doody | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Lovel Palmer | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Chris Ritter | 7246 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | M |
Michael Stephens | 58 | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Matt Polster | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 30 | M |
Razvan Cocis | 32 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 19 | M |
Harry Shipp | 23 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 77 | F |
Kennedy Igboananike | 58 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Mike Magee | 30 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
39
Columbus Crew
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Steve Clark | 93 | 29 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | D |
Chad Barson | 8177 | 24 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | D |
Michael Parkhurst | 31 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Tyson Wahl | 31 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Waylon Francis | 24 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | M |
Will Trapp | 22 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Tony Tchani | 26 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | M |
Ethan Finlay | 24 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Federico Higuaín | 30 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 23 | F |
Kei Kamara | 4190+4 | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | M |
Justin Meram | 65 | 26 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
70
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | M |
Patrick Nyarko | 58 | 29 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
David Accam | 7295 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Jason Johnson | 58 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | D |
Chris Klute | 81 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Kristinn Steindórsson | 65 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | F |
Aaron Schoenfeld | 90+4 | 25 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Stephens
IN
Patrick Nyarko
OUT
Chris Ritter
IN
Adaílton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tyson Wahl
IN
Emanuel Pogatetz
OUT
Chad Barson
IN
Hector Jiménez
OUT
Will Trapp
IN
Mohammed Saeid
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
58
Success rate in this team:
28 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Yallop vs Columbus Crew
11 victories
9 draws
12 losses
Yallop vs Berhalter
1 victory
2 draws
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
41
60
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Berhalter vs Chicago Fire
2 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Berhalter vs Yallop
2 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Referee
Ted Unkel
3 victories |
5 draws |
5 losses |
Chicago Fire13 matches | General total | Columbus Crew22 matches | 12 victories |
5 draws |
5 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Chicago Fire2 matches | Season total | Columbus Crew3 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 13, 2022 | Latest figure on August 31, 2024 | |||||||
4th official
Fotis Bazakos
6 victories |
5 draws |
10 losses |
Chicago Fire21 matches | General total | Columbus Crew20 matches | 11 victories |
4 draws |
5 losses |
2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Chicago Fire3 matches | Season total | Columbus Crew3 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 19, 2024 | Latest figure on October 29, 2024 | |||||||
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Key figures
Chicago Fire keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 24/10/2014). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 04/10/2003-05/06/2004 time period (13 matches).
Only back at the time of Tom Fitzgerald head of Columbus Crew (02/08/1996-17/05/2001), you can see a manager go over Gregg Berhalter with 1.39 goals conceded per game in Major League Soccer (1.51).
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Frank Yallop has reached 1.5 goals conceded per game .
General ranking
| 6 | New England Revolution | 24 pts | 21 rd | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 22 pts | 20 rd | |
| 8 | Impact de Montréal | 21 pts | 16 rd | |
| 9 | New York City FC | 21 pts | 19 rd | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 18 pts | 18 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | D.C. United | 35 pts | 21 rd | |
| +3 | 2 | Columbus Crew | 27 pts | 20 rd |
| -1 | 3 | New York Red Bulls | 26 pts | 18 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Toronto FC | 24 pts | 17 rd |
| -1 | 5 | Orlando City | 24 pts | 19 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChicago Fire 3-0 CF Montréal30/05/2015 | LChicago Fire 2-3 Orlando City06/06/2015 | VChicago Fire 1-0 Louisville City16/06/2015 | LChicago Fire 0-1 D.C. United24/06/2015 | VChicago Fire 3-1 Charlotte Independence30/06/2015 | VChicago Fire 1-0 Seattle Sounders11/07/2015 |
| Overall | LNew England Revolution 2-0 Chicago Fire13/06/2015 | VChicago Fire 1-0 Louisville City16/06/2015 | LChicago Fire 0-1 D.C. United24/06/2015 | VChicago Fire 3-1 Charlotte Independence30/06/2015 | DHouston Dynamo 1-1 Chicago Fire03/07/2015 | VChicago Fire 1-0 Seattle Sounders11/07/2015 |
Current form
| Away | DOrlando City 2-2 Columbus Crew30/05/2015 | LPhiladelphia Union 3-0 Columbus Crew03/06/2015 | VRichmond Kickers 1-3 Columbus Crew17/06/2015 | DReal Salt Lake 2-2 Columbus Crew27/06/2015 | LOrlando City 2-0 Columbus Crew30/06/2015 | LCF Montréal 3-0 Columbus Crew11/07/2015 |
| Overall | VRichmond Kickers 1-3 Columbus Crew17/06/2015 | VColumbus Crew 2-1 New England Revolution24/06/2015 | DReal Salt Lake 2-2 Columbus Crew27/06/2015 | LOrlando City 2-0 Columbus Crew30/06/2015 | VColumbus Crew 2-1 New York Red Bulls04/07/2015 | LCF Montréal 3-0 Columbus Crew11/07/2015 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 15 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
10 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
5 |
|
7 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
748 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
475 |
|
14 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
7 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
17 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
19 |
|
9 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
5 |
Goals
|
19 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
27 |
|
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
24 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
29 |
|
9 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
1.12 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.42 |
|
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
|
1.41 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.53 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.89 |
Betting aid
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
32 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
33 |
|
15 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
 | Jeff Larentowicz | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Kei Kamara | |
| Jeff Larentowicz | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Kei Kamara | |
| Jeff Larentowicz | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Jeff Larentowicz | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Harry Shipp | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 8 assists | Ethan Finlay |  |
| Harry Shipp | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Hector Jiménez |  |
| Jason Johnson | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals, 2 assists during the last 4 matches | Kei Kamara | |
Historical head to head
Home
55 gf
39 ga
Away
39 gf
48 ga
Total
94 gf
87 ga
Historical head to head
Home
48 gf
39 ga
Away
39 gf
55 ga
Total
87 gf
94 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 2 |
June 25, 2014 |
| Home | 4 - 2 |
June 25, 2014 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
October 26, 2003 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
October 07, 2006 |
Latest head to head
May 22, 2015 - MLS 2015
August 02, 2014 - MLS 2014
June 25, 2014 - US Open Cup 2014
May 24, 2014 - MLS 2014
September 21, 2013 - MLS 2013
Best historical scorers against Columbus Crew
 |
Ante Razov | 11 goals | 1999 - 2003 |
 |
Chris Rolfe | 8 goals | 2005 - 2012 |
|
Damani Ralph | 5 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
 |
Brian McBride | 5 goals | 2008 - 2010 |
 |
Piotr Nowak | 4 goals | 1998 - 2002 |
|
Andy Herron | 4 goals | 2004 - 2008 |
Best historical scorers against Chicago Fire
 |
Jeff Cunningham | 13 goals | 1999 - 2004 |
 |
Edson Buddle | 7 goals | 2002 - 2004 |
 |
Eddie Gaven | 4 goals | 2006 - 2012 |
 |
Jairo Arrieta | 3 goals | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Federico Higuaín | 3 goals | 2013 - 2014 |
 |
Kyle Martino | 3 goals | 2002 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Columbus Crew
 |
CJ Brown | 38 matches | 1998 - 2010 |
|
Logan Pause | 31 matches | 2003 - 2014 |
 |
Chris Armas | 26 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
 |
Jesse Marsch | 25 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
Zach Thornton | 23 matches | 1998 - 2006 |
|
Chris Rolfe | 23 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Chicago Fire
 |
Chad Marshall | 26 matches | 2004 - 2013 |
|
Jeff Cunningham | 26 matches | 1998 - 2011 |
|
Eddie Gaven | 21 matches | 2006 - 2013 |
|
Mike Clark | 20 matches | 1998 - 2003 |
 |
Duncan Oughton | 19 matches | 2001 - 2007 |
 |
Brian West | 18 matches | 1998 - 2003 |
They played in both sides
196 matches
7 matches
84 matches
101 matches
73 matches
46 matches
72 matches
199 matches
72 matches
19 matches
67 matches
5 matches
They played in both sides
72 matches
199 matches
84 matches
101 matches
41 matches
54 matches
17 matches
54 matches
73 matches
46 matches
59 matches
43 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | D.C. United | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
+32
|  | Columbus Crew | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 |
-13
|  | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 |
-14
|  | Toronto FC | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
-15
|  | Orlando City | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
6
|  | New England Revolution | 24 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 |
7
|  | Philadelphia Union | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -7 |
8
|  | Impact de Montréal | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
9
|  | New York City FC | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
10
|  | Chicago Fire | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
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