Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Brandon Stevis (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 5–0 W 18 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D 12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W 15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–5 L 18 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L 12 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L 04 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 22 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–4 L 15 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Sporting Kansas City #4 Position #30 17 Points 5 10 Played 10 5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 7 19 Scored 8 11 Conceded 26 +8 GD -18 1.70 PPG 0.50 50% Win % 10% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonChicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The referee calls foul for Andrew Gutman. He receives a card.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 25' Mauricio Pineda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Gutman suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lasse Berg Johnsen made 2 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 51' Philip Zinckernagel puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robin Lod is hanging Puso Dithejane on the field on 61 minute.
- 65' What a strike from Philip Zinckernagel! The score is 2-0.
- 70' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Puso Dithejane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' Goal! Hugo Cuypers scores his 73 goal in 218 matches.
- 75' The whistle greets Calvin Harris as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Afrira.
- 76' The whistle greets Anton Saletros as he departs to be replaced by Sergio Oregel.
- 79' GOAL! Maren Haile-Selassie scores on 79. Assisted by Andrew Gutman
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Viktor Radojevic. He replaces Andrew Gutman on 84 minute.
- 86' The whistle greets Capita as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Bartlett.
- With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Chicago Fire FC
Starting XI-
6
Anton Saletros ↓ Sergio Oregel 76'
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42
Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 84'
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12
Puso Dithejane ↓ Robin Lod 61'
Bench-
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Robin Lod ↑ 61'
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Mauricio Pineda ↑ 84'
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35
Sergio Oregel ↑ 76'
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Jason Shokalook ↑ 76'
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14
Viktor Radojevic ↑ 84'
Coach Gregg BerhalterSporting Kansas City
Starting XI- 6
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7
Capita ↓ Jacob Bartlett 86'
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11
Calvin Harris ↓ Stephen Afrira 75'
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Ian James ↓ Wyatt Meyer 75'
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Bench- 30
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Stephen Afrira ↑ 75'
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Wyatt Meyer ↑ 75'
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Jacob Bartlett ↑ 86'
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Coach Raphaël Wicky -
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Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W