Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire 9/3/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Columbus Crew host the Chicago Fire on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Columbus Crew is sixth in the conference table at 9-12-6 on 39 points with a goal difference of +6. Columbus took all three points at home last time out with a 1-0 victory over Inter Miami on Wednesday. Luis Diaz scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute to give the Crew the home victory.

Columbus has just one loss over its last 15 matches in the MLS with six victories and eight draws. However, Columbus has not won consecutive matches the entire season. Lucas Zelarayan and Cucho Hernandez are the leading goal scorers for Columbus with eight each, while Derrick Etienne has scored six. Etienne is the leader in assists with five along with Luis Diaz and Zelarayan.

The Chicago Fire is 13th in the conference table at 8-7-13 on 31 points with a goal difference of -10. Chicago battled on the road Wednesday to a 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution. Greg Slonina posted his 11th clean sheet of the season for the Fire when Chicago took one point in its nil-nil draw on the road at Foxboro.

Chicago has not scored in three consecutive matches following its scoreless draw with New England. Since the start of the 2021 regular season, Chicago has been held scoreless in 26 matches. Kacper Przybylko is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with five, while Xherdan Shaqiri and Christopher Mueller each have scored four. Shaqiri is the leader in assists with six.