Match

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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 16Kick-off on June 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
0-1
Chicago Fire

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

Chicago Fire won 0-1 on June 30, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 58′M. PappaChicago Fire

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

  1. 9T. Bunbury
  2. 17C. Sapong
  3. 23K. Kamara
  1. 8G. Zusi
  2. 15R. Espinoza
  3. 1J. Nielsen
  4. 55Júlio César
  1. 7Chance Myers
  2. 13Lawrence Olum Omosh
  3. 16S. Sinovic
  4. 78A. Collin

Chicago Fire

  1. 8Dominic Oduro
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 12Logan Pause
  2. 16M. Pappa
  3. 17P. Pardo
  1. 3Dan Gargan
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 27, 2012Dayton Dutch Lions(home)3-0US Open Cup
Jun 23, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Jun 21, 2012Seattle Sounders(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 17, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Jun 6, 2012Colorado Rapids(home)2-0US Open Cup
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2012Columbus Crew(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jun 17, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jun 2, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer
May 29, 2012Flint City Bucks(away)2-3US Open Cup
May 26, 2012Columbus Crew(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Sporting Kansas City wins, 0 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 13, 2012Chicago Fire 2-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City on May 13, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.51.166/157/15
Chicago Fire1.41.4211/1510/15

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 31 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (51 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3115610554651
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference316421377722

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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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