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Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 19Kick-off on July 14, 2016 at 02:15 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-0
Sporting Kansas City

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

Chicago Fire won 1-0 on July 14, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 19′M. de LeeuwChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 2M. Polster
  3. 19K. Thiam
  1. 12A. Álvarez
  2. 30Razvan Vasile Cocis
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 5Michael Harrington
  1. 25S. Johnson

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 14D. Dwyer
  2. 37Jacob Peterson
  3. 22Connor Hallisey
  1. 94J. Medranda
  2. 93S. Mustivar
  3. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 10B. Feilhaber
  2. 17Saad Abdul-Salaam
  3. 5M. Besler
  4. 12Nuno Andre da Silva Coelho
  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 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 9, 2016Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 2, 2016San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Columbus Crew(home)2-1US Open Cup
Jun 22, 2016Philadelphia Union(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016Colorado Rapids(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 11, 2016New York City FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jul 3, 2016Columbus Crew(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Houston Dynamo(away)1-3US Open Cup
Jun 25, 2016CF Montreal(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016FC Dallas(home)2-0Major 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
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
Aug 24, 2013Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jul 7, 2013Chicago Fire 1-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire on May 3, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire0.91.248/155/15
Sporting Kansas City1.21.329/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (52 points from 32 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (22 points from 32 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3215710574852
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference326422388022

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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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