Chicago FireChicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer
5-0
Sporting Kansas CitySoldier Field, Chicago
Going into the match, Chicago Fire had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Sporting Kansas City had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in 10, scoring 0.7.
Match report
Home form going in: Chicago Fire
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D W W W L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 3-3 at FC Cincinnati · 18 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Atlanta United FC · 12 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Nashville SC · 5 Apr 2026
- W 1-2 at Philadelphia Union · 21 Mar 2026
- L 1-2 vs DC United · 15 Mar 2026
- D 0-0 at Columbus Crew · 8 Mar 2026
Away form going in: Sporting Kansas City
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (L L L L W). 0.7 scored per game, 2.3 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Vancouver Whitecaps · 18 Apr 2026
- L 1-3 vs San Jose Earthquakes · 12 Apr 2026
- L 3-1 at Real Salt Lake · 4 Apr 2026
- L 1-4 vs Colorado Rapids · 22 Mar 2026
- W 1-2 at Los Angeles Galaxy · 15 Mar 2026
- L 0-1 vs San Diego · 8 Mar 2026
How it unfolded
- 51' Normal Goal — P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire)
- 65' Normal Goal — P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire)
- 73' Normal Goal — H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire)
- 79' Normal Goal — M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire)
- 90' Normal Goal — H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire)
Match statistics
| Chicago Fire | Metric | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals | 0 |
| 71 | Ball possession | 29 |
| 2.72 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.36 |
| 17 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 0 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 705 | Total passes | 289 |
| 644 | Accurate passes | 217 |
| 91 | Pass accuracy | 75 |
| 13 | Key passes | 5 |
| 94 | Duels | 94 |
| 46 | Duels won | 48 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 28 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | DC United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -18 | 21 |