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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#4 Position #30
29 Points 14
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
32 Scored 18
23 Conceded 46
+9 GD -28
1.71 PPG 0.78
53% Win % 22%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gerso Fernandes made 285 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Argentina international Luis Solignac has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Graham Zusi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Richard Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City 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.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seth Sinovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Felipe Gutierrez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • The final score is 3-4.

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
3.28 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.48 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC48% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City31%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 66%
34%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
52%
Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw30% Sporting Kansas City27%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
4.5%
4 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
4 – 3
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%
1 – 1
3.1%
5 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 15% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 17% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 13% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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