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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 18Kick-off on October 8, 2020 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
1-0
Chicago Fire

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

Sporting Kansas City won 1-0 on October 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 67′W. ReidSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 11K. Shelton
  2. 7J. Russell
  3. 27G. Busio
  1. 17G. Kinda
  2. 6Ilie Sánchez
  3. 15R. Espinoza
  1. 13A. Dia
  2. 4R. Punčec
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 22W. Reid
  1. 29T. Melia

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 27R. Berić
  3. 14D. Mihailović
  1. 13B. Bronico
  2. 10Álvaro Medrán
  1. 22M. Pineda
  2. 2B. Sekulić
  3. 5F. Calvo
  4. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth
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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, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2020Houston Dynamo(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2020Orlando City SC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2020FC Dallas(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 3, 2020CF Montreal(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 27, 2020Atlanta United FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2020Houston Dynamo(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2020Orlando City SC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Sep 12, 2020Columbus Crew(home)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sporting Kansas City wins, 0 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 7, 2019Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Chicago Fire 3-4 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire on Jul 7, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.61.5411/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.31.648/1510/15

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 (23 points from 33 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3316710615055
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference336522398123

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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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