Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire: result 0-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 16, 2013 at 07:20 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire?
Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire drew 0-0 on March 16, 2013.
Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting Kansas City
- 16C. Bieler
- 17C. Sapong
- 6Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura
- 8G. Zusi
- 10B. Feilhaber
- 20Uri Rosell
- 1J. Nielsen
- 5M. Besler
- 15S. Sinovic
- 24M. Jérôme
- 78A. Collin
Chicago Fire
- 7S. MacDonald
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 17Chris Rolfe
- 8Dilaver Duka
- 11Daniel Paladini
- 21Michael Videira
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 20J. Larentowicz
- 22A. Berry
- 25S. Johnson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2013 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 2, 2013 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 25, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2013 | New England Revolution(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 3, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 1, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 27, 2012 | DC United(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 20, 2012 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win, 0 draws, 2 Chicago Fire wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 30, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| May 13, 2012 | Chicago Fire 2-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire on Sep 29, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Chicago Fire | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
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 (23 points from 33 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 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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