Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 8 Oct 2020 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Tim Melia 1' Y

Y 19' Francisco Calvo

Y 19' Fabian Herbers

Roger Espinoza 24' Y

Y 58' Boris Sekulic

Winston Reid 62' Y

Johnny Russell 77' Y

Khiry Shelton 80' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Cory Richardson
Referee Ismir Pekmic

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	2–3	L
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	1–4	L
12 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Chicago Fire FC
#30	Position	#4
26	Points	55
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
40	Scored	64
81	Conceded	54
-41	GD	+10
0.76	PPG	1.62
21%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
1' A moment of madness from Tim Melia on 1 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
6' 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.
11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Boris Sekulic, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
19' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Francisco Calvo gets a Yellow card.
21' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Jaylin Lindsey comes on to replace Graham Zusi.
24' The referee has no hesitation. Roger Espinoza is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 24.
29' 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.
34' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 2 goals.
39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The whistle greets Roger Espinoza as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Salloi.
51' Brandt Bronico has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
56' Johnny Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Boris Sekulic on 58.
58' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 58 minute.
62' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
67' Against the run of play, Winston Reid has scored! This game has turned on its head.
69' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Gianluca Busio by Felipe Hernandez on 69 minute.
73' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Boris Sekulic is replaced by C.J. Sapong.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Johnny Russell on 77 minutes.
79' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Djordje Mihailovic trudges off to be replaced by Mike Azira on 79 minutes.
80' Poor challenge from Khiry Shelton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Johnny Russell has done his job and it is now time for Erik Hurtado to step up.
1-0 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

22
Winston Reid
7
Johnny Russell C ↓ Erik Hurtado 87'
8
Graham Zusi ↓ Jaylin Lindsey 21'
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
27
Gianluca Busio ↓ Felipe Hernandez 69'
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Daniel Salloi 46'
11
Khiry Shelton
4
Roberto Puncec
17
Gadi Kinda
13
Amadou Dia

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 58'
5
Francisco Calvo C
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Johan Kappelhof 73'
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Mike Azira 79'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Elliot Collier 79'
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ C.J. Sapong 73'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City40% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

63%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

60%

Sporting Kansas City or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet