Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 34
Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew
Sat 7 Nov 2026 · 21:00 UTC · Soldier Field, Chicago
Chicago Fire host Columbus Crew on Sat 7 Nov 2026 (Major League Soccer); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Chicago Fire 44%, draw 28%, Columbus Crew 28%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Chicago Fire €3.0M, Columbus Crew €3.3M.
- Home advantage makes Chicago Fire the favourite here: it adds 9 points to their win chance.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Chicago Fire goals first.
- 1–113%
- 1–010%
- 2–19%
- 0–08%
- 2–08%
- 0–17%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: Chicago Fire 1966 · Columbus Crew 1974
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Chicago Fire · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.0 (Good) · Elo 1985
Columbus Crew · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.0 (Elite) · Elo 2033
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Chicago Fire
4th in MLS · 48 pts from 30
- 17 OctLNew England Revolution MLS2013
- 15 OctLPhiladelphia Union MLS2007
- 10 OctWNew York City FC MLS2013
- 7 OctWVancouver Whitecaps MLS1950
- 26 SepWCharlotte MLS1917
Columbus Crew
11th in MLS · 35 pts from 30
- 18 OctWFC Cincinnati MLS1953
- 14 OctWCharlotte MLS1957
- 10 OctLOrlando City SC MLS1975
- 27 SepWInter Miami MLS1947
- 19 SepWCF Montreal MLS1938
Season outlook
From the Major League Soccer simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 48 /30 | 53.5 | 0% | 4% | 0% | 9th |
| Columbus Crew | 35 /30 | 41.1 | 0% | 0% | <1% | 18th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 30th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: –
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Chicago Fire: balanced profile (how G. Berhalter plays) · Columbus Crew: possession-based (how Laurent Courtois plays)