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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#5 Position #30
42 Points 21
26 Played 26
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
46 Scored 31
38 Conceded 63
+8 GD -32
1.62 PPG 0.81
46% Win % 23%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 2 goals.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Tim Melia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richard Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Ilie Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Johan Kappelhof is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC45% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City34%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.69
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
66%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
55%
Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC40% Draw31% Sporting Kansas City29%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
1 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 14% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 16% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 14% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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