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Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
3 – 4
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Logan Brown

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

3
1
4
Chicago Fire FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–4 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
05 Mar New York City FC H 0–2 L

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 history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Luis Solignac has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 10' Nemanja Nikolics, a Hungary , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Felipe Gutierrez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johnny Russell made 281 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Christian Dean is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Matt Besler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Richard Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.29 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.41 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City30%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes86% 0% No14%
Avg goals/match: 5.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 65%
35%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
51%
Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw30% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
3 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
4 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
3 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 3
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%
1 – 1
3.2%
5 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 15% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 17% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 13% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 8% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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