{"id":20167,"date":"2026-11-07T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=20167"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T20:22:06","slug":"match-preview-chicago-fire-vs-columbus-crew-11-07-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-chicago-fire-vs-columbus-crew-11-07-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Starting Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Fire host Columbus Crew at Soldier Field on Saturday, November 7 (4:00 PM ET \/ 3:00 PM CT \/ 1:00 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Fire have no fresh absences to report ahead of this one, with Maren Haile-Selassie \u2014 the club’s top scorer with 12 goals this season \u2014 expected to lead the line at Soldier Field alongside Philip Zinckernagel, who has created 69 chances from his own advanced role. Columbus Crew travel with a similarly clean bill of health, meaning Taha Habroune, Brais M\u00e9ndez and Wessam Abou Ali \u2014 each with 5 goals this season \u2014 should all feature in an attack that has carried the Crew’s recent run.<\/p>\n

Chicago Fire’s attack has carried them to fourth in the East, built on Haile-Selassie’s goal threat and Zinckernagel’s creativity, even after a shaky stretch that included back-to-back defeats to New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union before a win, a draw and most recently a 4-2 victory away at Colorado Rapids steadied things. Columbus Crew arrive on the division’s best form, 5 straight wins lifting them to eighth, but a +6 goal difference against Chicago’s +11 suggests the hosts still carry the greater quality at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n\n\n