Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City

Chicago Fire

5 - 0

Sporting Kansas City

🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ B. Stevis 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · Sporting Kansas City 30

Referee Stats

B. Stevis

1 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (17-6).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (71%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-12

Goals For / Against

14 / 43

Avg: 0.93 / 2.87

Points

Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.87

PPG

0.60

1.87

0.93

1.27

2.87

80%

O2.5

87%

73%

BTTS

47%

67%

Score 1st

27%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

Sporting Kansas City rank30th

Chicago Fire points48

Sporting Kansas City points22

Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 22 pts · GD -39

33 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals7-12

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.587%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

Sporting Kansas City score away53%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

Sporting Kansas City score first27%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · Sporting Kansas City 10%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · Sporting Kansas City 30.0'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

Sporting Kansas City score away0.93 vs 1.41

Sporting Kansas City concede away2.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 34% below league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 56% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

16-30 8

31-45 7

61-75 7

0-15 6

46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

71%

29%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

705

289

Passes Accurate

644

217

Passes %

91%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' A. Gutman

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Zinckernagel

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ P. Dithejane

1st substitution · For: R. Lod

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Zinckernagel

Normal Goal

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ I. James

1st substitution · For: Wyatt Meyer

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Harris

2nd substitution · For: S. Afrifa

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

2nd substitution · For: Jason Shokalook

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Salétros

3rd substitution · For: S. Oregel

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

M. Haile-Selassie

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

4th substitution · For: M. Pineda

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Gutman

5th substitution · For: V. Radojević

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Capita

3rd substitution · For: J. Bartlett

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by B. Stevis. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Gutman received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 10'.

Second half: Chicago Fire took the lead at 51' when P. Zinckernagel scored, making the score 1-0. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 61', with P. Dithejane replacing R. Lod. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 65' when P. Zinckernagel scored, making the score 2-0. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 73' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 3-0. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 74', with I. James replacing Wyatt Meyer. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with C. Harris replacing S. Afrifa. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 76', with P. Zinckernagel replacing Jason Shokalook. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Salétros replacing S. Oregel. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 79' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, making the score 4-0. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Gutman replacing V. Radojević. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Capita replacing J. Bartlett. Chicago Fire added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 5-0.

Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 3 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 1 yellow card.