Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 L 22 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D 18 Jun Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L 11 Jun Austin FC H 4–1 W 04 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D 01 Jun FC Dallas H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W 22 Jun Portland Timbers A 2–1 W 11 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L 03 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L 31 May Toronto FC A 0–0 D 27 May New England Revolution A 3–3 D Season Stats
Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire FC #30 Position #3 11 Points 26 14 Played 14 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 14 Scored 27 36 Conceded 16 -22 GD +11 0.79 PPG 1.86 21% Win % 57% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonSporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City0-15–/616-302/331-452/346-601/361-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mauricio Pineda suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 2 goals.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Chris Brady has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 38' Rafael Czichos was booked on 38.
- 43' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' Fabian Herbers puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 55' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marinos Tzionis is hanging Johnny Russell on the field on 55 minute.
- 58' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Maren Haile-Selassie on 58 minute.
- 59' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Gimenez is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 64' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Pineda. He receives a card.
- 67' It’s gonna be a card for Arnaud Souquet.
- 70' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 70 minute. Daniel Aceves leaves to be changed by Jonathan Dean.
- 75' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maren Haile-Selassie, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 84' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Jake Davis is replaced by Khiry Shelton on 84 minute.
- 88' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Khiry Shelton gets a card.
- 89' Georgios Koutsias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Gutierrez on 89 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Salloi.
- Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.
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Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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26
Erik Thommy ↓ Gadi Kinda 55'
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- 9
- 7
- 3
- 20
- 22
- 19
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17
Jake Davis ↓ Khiry Shelton 84'
Bench
- 15
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11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 84'
- 21
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10
Gadi Kinda ↑ 55'
- 4
- 1
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77
Marinos Tzionis ↑ 55'
- 82
- 30
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 21
- 23
- 31
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- 30
- 22
- 17
- 34
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Daniel Aceves ↓ Jonathan Dean 70'
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20
Ian Torres ↓ Carlos Teran 70'
Bench
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10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↑ 59'
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Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 58'
- 18
- 11
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19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 89'
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Carlos Teran ↑ 70'
- 27
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24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 70'
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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
Sporting Kansas City Form
2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC W 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas WChicago Fire FC Form
2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-05-31 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-27 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.01 Sporting Kansas City xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.07 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw 47%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 77%Sporting Kansas City or Chicago Fire FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%0 – 2 9.7%1 – 2 9.6%0 – 1 Actual1 – 3 6.6%0 – 3 6.6%0 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 4.8%2 – 1 4.7%1 – 0 3.9%1 – 4 3.5%0 – 4 3.4%Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 4% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 11% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 40% — 60% +1 40% 23% 38% +1.5 62% — 38% +2 62% 19% 19% +2.5 81% — 19% Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.