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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 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	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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Soldier Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
10' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' Mauricio Pineda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' Cameron Duke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Erik Hurtado puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Fabian Herbers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Against the run of play, Robert Beric has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Przemyslaw Frankowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ignacio Aliseda on 60 minute.
65' The 26-year-old Ignacio Aliseda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Roger Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Duke on 67 minute.
72' Supporters expect more eagerness from C.J. Sapong, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
78' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Erik Hurtado is replaced by Khiry Shelton on 78 minute.
80' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Elliot Collier on, C.J. Sapong off on 80 minutes.
81' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. C.J. Sapong is replaced by Elliot Collier.
83' What composure from Gadi Kinda! The Israel international strokes it home. 1-2.
85' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Hernandez is hanging Gadi Kinda on the field on 85 minute.
90' Brian Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wyatt Omsberg on 90 minute.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Johnny Russell	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Xherdan Shaqiri	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

2.58 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC59% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

41%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC50% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	21%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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