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

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 1

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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 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#4	Position	#30
29	Points	14
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
32	Scored	18
23	Conceded	46
+9	GD	-28
1.71	PPG	0.78
53%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Soldier Field!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kacper Przybylko made 289 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Ben Sweat has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
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' Kacper Przybylko adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
35' Andreu Fontas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
42' Remi Walter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
47' Logan Ndenbe, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' What a moment for Xherdan Shaqiri! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
50' Xherdan Shaqiri makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
53' Poor challenge from Graham Zusi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' GOAL! Roger Espinoza scores on 56.
61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Marinos Tzionis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Duke on 62 minute.
63' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Stanislav Ivanov is replaced by Brian Gutierrez.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Fabian Herbers by Jonathan Bornstein on 73 minute.
74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Xherdan Shaqiri.
77' Logan Ndenbe is replacing Ben Sweat for the Sporting Kansas City side.
80' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 80 minute. Ben Sweat leaves to be changed by Logan Ndenbe.
82' What composure from Gaston Claudio Gimenez! The international strokes it home. 4-1.
86' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Roger Espinoza departs to be replaced by Jacob Davis.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chicago Fire FC to claim maximum points.

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

2.63 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC67% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

33%

Chicago Fire FC or Sporting Kansas City

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC54% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

8.8%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.6%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

5 – 0

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	21%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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