Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 10Kick-off on May 13, 2012 at 12:37 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City?
Chicago Fire won 2-1 on May 13, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 31′Bobby ConveySporting Kansas City
- 65′Sebastián Hugo GrazziniChicago Fire
- 81′Dominic OduroChicago Fire
Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chicago Fire
- 8Dominic Oduro
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
- 12Logan Pause
- 16M. Pappa
- 17P. Pardo
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 22A. Berry
- 23Arne Friedrich
- 25S. Johnson
Sporting Kansas City
- 11Bobby Convey
- 17C. Sapong
- 23K. Kamara
- 8G. Zusi
- 15R. Espinoza
- 1J. Nielsen
- 55Júlio César
- 2Michael Harrington
- 5M. Besler
- 7Chance Myers
- 78A. Collin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 7, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 5, 2012 | Chivas USA(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Toronto FC(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 8; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 5/8 | 3/8 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 0.6 | 5 | 2/9 | 3/9 |
Over the last 8 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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago FireEastern Conference | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 55 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 81 | 23 |
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- May 6, 2012FC Dallas0-2Colorado Rapids
- May 9, 2012New York Red Bulls1-0Houston Dynamo
- May 10, 2012Chicago Fire0-0Real Salt Lake
- May 10, 2012FC Dallas0-2Seattle Sounders
- May 12, 2012CF Montreal1-1Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 12, 2012Houston Dynamo1-0DC United
- May 12, 2012New England Revolution4-1Whitecaps