Playoff hopes remain high for Columbus Crew SC with only five games remaining in the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Match week 30 features the Crew hosting long-time conference rivals, the Chicago Fire at MAPFRE Stadium.
Both sides sit in very similar positions. Columbus trails Chicago in the standings by only one seed and a mere three points. Both teams are on the outside looking in as far as playoffs are concerned and trail both the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, who have 37 points. Orlando City SC remains in between with 34 points and a game in hand.