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Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on July 30, 2017 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
3-2
Chicago Fire

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

Sporting Kansas City won 3-2 on July 30, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 23′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City
  • 28′M. BeslerChicago Fire (o.g.)
  • 45′B. FeilhaberSporting Kansas City
  • 51′L. BlessingSporting Kansas City
  • 78′David AccamChicago Fire

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 9L. Blessing
  2. 30D. Sallói
  3. 11D. Rubio
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 8G. Zusi
  3. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 10B. Feilhaber
  2. 15S. Sinovic
  3. 3I. Opara
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  3. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 19Juninho
  3. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 22Patrick Doody
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Chicago Fire have 9, 4 and 2.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 23, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2017FC Dallas(home)3-0US Open Cup
Jul 7, 2017Philadelphia Union(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2017Portland Timbers(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 28, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)2-0US Open Cup
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2017New York City FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 6, 2017Portland Timbers(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2017FC Cincinnati(away)0-0US Open Cup
Jun 25, 2017Orlando City SC(home)4-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
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
Aug 24, 2013Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City on Jul 14, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.50.866/156/15
Chicago Fire1.90.787/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (22 points from 30 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (48 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3014610524448
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference306420367522

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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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