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

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

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Full Time

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 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Soldier Field as Chicago Fire FC face off against Sporting Kansas City in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
10' Fabian Herbers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 293 appearances.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Stanislav Ivanov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
30' The deadlock is broken! Kacper Przybylko gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
35' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 35.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
42' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Saudi Arabia international Rafael Czichos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 2-0.
50' Xherdan Shaqiri adds to his 1 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
53' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 53.
56' A stunning finish from Roger Espinoza — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
62' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Cameron Duke has done his job and it is now time for Marinos Tzionis to step up.
63' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Stanislav Ivanov by Brian Gutierrez on 63 minute.
68' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Bornstein. He replaces Fabian Herbers on 73 minute.
74' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Xherdan Shaqiri gets a Yellow card.
77' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Ben Sweat by Logan Ndenbe on 77 minute.
80' Ben Sweat makes way for Logan Ndenbe at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
82' Gaston Claudio Gimenez makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
86' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Jacob Davis on, Roger Espinoza off on 86 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City.

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
Kacper Przybylko	2
Johnny Russell	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Nemanja Nikolics	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

2.44 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Chicago Fire FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC64% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

36%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC50% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.6%

4 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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