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Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2022 at 10pm UK
Toyota Park
Sporting Kansas

Chicago Fire
3 - 1
Kansas

Przybylko (30', 82'), Shaqiri (50' pen.)
Herbers (37'), Shaqiri (74')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Espinoza (56')
Fontas (35'), Zusi (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Toronto 3-2 Chicago Fire
Sunday, May 29 at 12am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Chicago Fire vs. DC United
Sunday, June 19 at 1am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Kansas 0-1 Vancouver
Sunday, May 29 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Kansas vs. New England
Sunday, June 12 at 8pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Chicago Fire 2-0 Sporting Kansas City

Optimism was high around the Chicago Fire camp ahead of the campaign and while they may have struggled at times in their early-season matches, they do look to have hit a groove with the victory last time out. For Sporting Kansas, they are yet to find their feet this season, making the hosts the more likely to take three points from this clash. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chicago Fire win with a probability of 46.42%. A win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 27.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.31%). The likeliest Sporting Kansas City win was 0-1 (8.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chicago Fire would win this match.

Result
Chicago FireDrawSporting Kansas City
46.42%25.69%27.89%
Both teams to score 52.13%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.52%51.48%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.72%73.28%
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.84%22.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.45%55.55%
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.97%33.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.38%69.62%
Score Analysis
    Chicago Fire 46.41%
    Sporting Kansas City 27.89%
    Draw 25.68%
Chicago FireDrawSporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 11.02%
2-1 @ 9.21%
2-0 @ 8.31%
3-1 @ 4.62%
3-0 @ 4.17%
3-2 @ 2.56%
4-1 @ 1.74%
4-0 @ 1.57%
4-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 46.41%
1-1 @ 12.21%
0-0 @ 7.32%
2-2 @ 5.1%
3-3 @ 0.95%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.68%
0-1 @ 8.11%
1-2 @ 6.77%
0-2 @ 4.49%
1-3 @ 2.5%
2-3 @ 1.88%
0-3 @ 1.66%
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 27.89%

How you voted: Chicago Fire vs Kansas

Chicago Fire
44.4%
Draw
11.1%
Sporting Kansas City
44.4%
9
Head to Head
Sep 12, 2021 1.30am
Oct 17, 2020 8.30pm
Chicago Fire
2-2
Kansas
Beric (45+1'), Mihailovic (90+5')
Pineda (22')
Hurtado (35'), Kinda (83')
Oct 8, 2020 1.30am
Kansas
1-0
Chicago Fire
Reid (67')
Melia (1'), Espinoza (24'), Reid (62'), Russell (77'), Shelton (80')

Herbers (19'), Calvo (19'), Sekulic (58')
Sep 5, 2020 8.30pm
Jul 7, 2019 1.30am
Kansas
1-0
Chicago Fire
Croizet (14')
Gutierrez (67'), Barath (88')

Herbers (44'), McCarty (69'), Campos (83'), Schweinsteiger (90')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami105322215718
2New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls9441139416
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati9432108215
4Columbus Crew9351129314
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia7340149513
6Toronto9414912-313
7Atlanta UnitedAtlanta8323139411
8New York City FCNY City932499011
9Charlotte FCCharlotte FC9324911-211
10CF MontrealMontreal83231216-411
11DC United92431214-210
12Orlando City82331015-59
13Chicago Fire92341118-79
14Nashville SCNashville8143916-77
15New England RevolutionNew England8116514-94

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy95312115618
2Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver8512179816
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake9432158715
4Colorado RapidsColorado94321513215
5Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd8422139414
6Houston DynamoHouston841398113
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles93331514112
8St Louis City92611514112
9Austin FCAustin93331213-112
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas92521716111
11Portland TimbersPortland92431818010
12Seattle SoundersSeattle81349906
13Dallas8125712-55
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes91081324-113


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