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Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City: result 3-4 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 10, 2018 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
3-4
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City?

Sporting Kansas City won 3-4 on March 10, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 9′F. GutiérrezSporting Kansas City
  • 44′J. RussellSporting Kansas City
  • 70′A. KataiChicago Fire
  • 74′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 82′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 83′J. MedrandaSporting Kansas City
  • 86′F. GutiérrezSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 9L. Solignac
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  2. 2M. Polster
  3. 12T. Tchani
  1. 10A. Katai
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 26C. Dean
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 45R. Sánchez

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 20D. Sallói
  2. 14K. Shelton
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 21F. Gutiérrez
  3. 17R. Espinoza
  1. 15S. Sinovic
  2. 3I. Opara
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 26, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)0-4Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Philadelphia Union(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2017New York City FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)4-1Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2018New York City FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Houston Dynamo(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 12, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 3 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 30, 2017Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 14, 2016Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 3, 2015Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 11, 2014Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 6, 2014Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 18, 2014Chicago Fire 2-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire on Jul 30, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.52.0210/1512/15
Sporting Kansas City1.01.128/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (55 points from 33 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (23 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3316710615055
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference336522398123

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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