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

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 2

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Sporting Kansas City

Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 19:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Mauricio Pineda 22' 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 Brian Poeschel
Referee David Gantar
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Silviu Petrescu

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

2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-03-10 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
11 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
15 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
11 Oct	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
04 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
23 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	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' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' Mauricio Pineda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' C.J. Sapong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' Fabian Herbers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
35' What a moment for Erik Hurtado! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elliot Collier is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Robert Beric makes it 1-1.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Przemyslaw Frankowski on, Ignacio Aliseda off on 60 minutes.
65' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Cameron Duke is replaced by Roger Espinoza on 67 minute.
72' Ignacio Aliseda, a Argentina , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
77' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Erik Hurtado is replaced by Khiry Shelton.
80' The whistle greets C.J. Sapong as he departs to be replaced by Elliot Collier.
81' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — C.J. Sapong exits the field as Elliot Collier enters on 81.
83' GOAL! Gadi Kinda scores on 83. Assisted by Ilie Sanchez
85' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Felipe Hernandez comes on to replace Gadi Kinda.
90' Brian Gutierrez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Wyatt Omsberg and will look to change the dynamic.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran
9
C.J. Sapong ↓ Elliot Collier 80'
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 60'
5
Francisco Calvo C
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Brian Gutierrez 90'
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 60'
2
Boris Sekulic
3
Jonathan Bornstein
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-09-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.44 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC54% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

46%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC45% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

3.5%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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