Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Andrew Gutman 10' Y

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Brandon Stevis (USA)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

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

Sporting Kansas City

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
#4	Position	#30
55	Points	26
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
64	Scored	40
54	Conceded	81
+10	GD	-41
1.62	PPG	0.76
47%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
5' 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.
10' Controversy at the stadium! Andrew Gutman argues furiously but the card stands.
15' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' Philip Zinckernagel puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
56' 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 Jansen Miller suffering a number of foals already.
61' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Puso Dithejane by Robin Lod on 61 minute.
65' A goal from the Denmark international Philip Zinckernagel! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-0!
70' Capita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
73' Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hugo Cuypers makes no mistake. 3-0!
75' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Calvin Harris departs to be replaced by Stephen Afrira.
76' Sergio Oregel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anton Saletros on 76 minute.
79' A stunning finish from Maren Haile-Selassie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
84' Viktor Radojevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Gutman at the 84 minute mark.
86' The crowd applauds Capita as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Bartlett steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats Sporting Kansas City

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Anton Saletros ↓ Sergio Oregel 76'
3
Jack Elliott
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Viktor Radojevic 84'
16
Joel Waterman
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Jason Shokalook 76'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
24
Jonathan Dean
42
Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 84'
12
Puso Dithejane ↓ Robin Lod 61'

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 61'
44
Josh Cohen
22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 84'
35
Sergio Oregel ↑ 76'
29
David Poreba
27
Dylan Borso
20
Jason Shokalook ↑ 76'
4
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
14
Viktor Radojevic ↑ 84'

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Kacper Przybylko	2
Johnny Russell	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L

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 accuracy

2 / 4

2.95 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC74% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

26%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC58% Draw32% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.6%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.9%

4 – 0

6.6%

1 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

5.9%

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

5 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	21%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	19%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.