Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sat 19 Mar 2022 · 22:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Andreu Fontas

Fabian Herbers 37' Y

Y 53' Graham Zusi

Xherdan Shaqiri 74' 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)

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

2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
13 Mar	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W
05 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–0	D
07 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
07 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
04 Nov	Austin FC	A	1–3	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Xherdan Shaqiri, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 11 goals in the last 9 games.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 2 goals.
30' Kacper Przybylko puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
35' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Andreu Fontas gets a Yellow card.
37' Fabian Herbers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' Andreu Fontas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' The Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-0!
50' Xherdan Shaqiri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
53' Graham Zusi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
56' Against the run of play, Roger Espinoza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' Cameron Duke makes way for Marinos Tzionis at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
63' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Brian Gutierrez on, Stanislav Ivanov off on 63 minutes.
68' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Boris Sekulic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' Jonathan Bornstein is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
74' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri will be fuming at that decision.
77' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Logan Ndenbe is hanging Ben Sweat on the field on 77 minute.
80' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 80 minute. Ben Sweat leaves to be changed by Logan Ndenbe.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gaston Claudio Gimenez makes it 4-1.
86' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Roger Espinoza trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Davis on 86 minutes.
Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 73'
20
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Boris Sekulic
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↓ Brian Gutierrez 63'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Federico Navarro 73'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Federico Navarro 73'
11
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-02-27 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-11-04 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.64 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC69% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

31%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC55% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11%

3 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

6.1%

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

3.5%

5 – 0

3.3%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	21%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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