Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Brandon Stevis (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 5–0 W 18 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D 12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W 15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–5 L 18 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L 12 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L 04 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 22 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–4 L 15 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Sporting Kansas City #3 Position #30 26 Points 11 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9 27 Scored 14 16 Conceded 36 +11 GD -22 1.86 PPG 0.79 57% Win % 21% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSporting Kansas City0-15–/616-302/331-452/346-601/361-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The referee calls foul for Andrew Gutman. He receives a card.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 25' Mauricio Pineda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Gutman suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lasse Berg Johnsen made 2 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 51' Philip Zinckernagel puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robin Lod is hanging Puso Dithejane on the field on 61 minute.
- 65' What a strike from Philip Zinckernagel! The score is 2-0.
- 70' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Puso Dithejane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' Goal! Hugo Cuypers scores his 73 goal in 218 matches.
- 75' The whistle greets Calvin Harris as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Afrira.
- 76' The whistle greets Anton Saletros as he departs to be replaced by Sergio Oregel.
- 79' GOAL! Maren Haile-Selassie scores on 79. Assisted by Andrew Gutman
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Viktor Radojevic. He replaces Andrew Gutman on 84 minute.
- 86' The whistle greets Capita as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Bartlett.
- With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Anton Saletros ↓ Sergio Oregel 76'
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- 7
- 15
- 16
- 11
- 1
- 9
- 24
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42
Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 84'
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12
Puso Dithejane ↓ Robin Lod 61'
Bench
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17
Robin Lod ↑ 61'
- 44
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22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 84'
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35
Sergio Oregel ↑ 76'
- 29
- 27
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20
Jason Shokalook ↑ 76'
- 4
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14
Viktor Radojevic ↑ 84'
Coach Gregg BerhalterSporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
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- 9
- 1
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7
Capita ↓ Jacob Bartlett 86'
- 23
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11
Calvin Harris ↓ Stephen Afrira 75'
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- 8
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Ian James ↓ Wyatt Meyer 75'
- 15
- 20
Bench
- 30
- 93
- 99
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17
Stephen Afrira ↑ 75'
- 19
- 14
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28
Wyatt Meyer ↑ 75'
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16
Jacob Bartlett ↑ 86'
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Coach Raphaël Wicky -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Xherdan Shaqiri 2 Nemanja Nikolics 2 Kacper Przybylko 2 Johnny Russell 2 Philip Zinckernagel 2 Felipe Gutierrez 2 Hugo Cuypers 2 Nemanja Nikolics 2 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.09 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 Sporting Kansas City xGI would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.76Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 92%Draw or Sporting Kansas City 22%Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City 86%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.4%3 – 0 11.3%4 – 0 8.6%3 – 1 7.4%1 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 7.3%4 – 1 5.8%1 – 1 5.4%5 – 0 Actual5 – 1 3.7%0 – 0 3.4%6 – 0 2.8%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers -2.5 44% — 56% -2 44% 21% 34% -1.5 66% — 34% -1 66% 18% 17% -0.5 83% — 17% +0.5 95% — 5% +1 95% 4% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 52% ✓Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.