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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 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

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
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seth Sinovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Ilie Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The 32-year-old Brandon Vincent has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Johnny Russell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

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
3.15 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.63 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes88% 0% No12%
Avg goals/match: 5.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 66%
34%

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

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
2 – 1
4.2%
4 – 3
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%
1 – 1
3.1%
3 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 14% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 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.