Two teams in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a match between the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on UniMas.
What They're Saying
Columbus Crew manager Gregg Berhalter (via MLS): "I think we lost our ability to threaten up top, so that's what put us in a difficult situation."
Chicago Fire manager Frank Yallop: "We work on different set plays and I've used it for years, especially free kicks-wise. I like to take them as early as we can and we did. It's good to have Razvan [Cocis] back. He's a good, solid player for us."
The In-Form Player
Cocis' contributions to the Fire can be found in his 1v1 duels. The 32-year-old has won 57 percent of his duels this campaign, including 83 percent in the air.
Projected Lineups
Chicago Fire's (4-4-2): Johnson; Jones, Adailton, Larentowicz, Palmer; Accam, Cocis, Polster, Shipp; Igboananike, Maloney
Columbus Crew's (4-2-3-1): Clark; Francis, Pogatetz, Wahl, Jimenez; Tchani, Parkhurst; Meram, Higuain, Finlay; Kamara
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |||
| 2 | New England Revolution | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 19 | |||
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Orlando City SC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Toronto FC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | |||
| 9 | New York City FC | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Impact Montreal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
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