Chicago Fire vs Sporting KCLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Major League Soccer

2026

Chicago Fire

Zinckernagel51'

Zinckernagel65'

Cuypers73'

Haile-Selassie79'

Cuypers90+8'

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Apr 26, 2026

Soldier Field

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Philip Zinckernagel

Chicago Fire

Goals

Assists

9.2

Goal!

5-0

Hugo Cuypers

90'+8·Chicago Fire

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86'Substitution

Jacob Bartlett· In

Capita· Out

Sporting KC

84'Substitution

Mauricio Pineda· In

Djé D'Avilla· Out

Chicago Fire

84'Substitution

Viktor Radojević· In

Andrew Gutman· Out

Chicago Fire

Goal!

4-0

Maren Haile-Selassie

79'·Chicago Fire

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76'Substitution

Sergio Oregel· In

Anton Salétros· Out

Chicago Fire

76'Substitution

Jason Shokalook· In

Philip Zinckernagel· Out

Chicago Fire

75'Substitution

Wyatt Meyer· In

Ian James· Out

Sporting KC

75'Substitution

Stephen Afrifa· In

Calvin Harris· Out

Sporting KC

Goal!

3-0

Hugo Cuypers

73'·Chicago Fire

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Goal!

2-0

Philip Zinckernagel

65'·Chicago Fire

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61'Substitution

Robin Lod· In

P. Dithejane· Out

Chicago Fire

Goal!

1-0

Philip Zinckernagel

51'·Chicago Fire

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51'Missed Penalty

Hugo Cuypers

Chicago Fire

10'Yellow Card

Andrew Gutman

Chicago Fire

Statistics of the Game

Chicago Fire

Sporting KC

71%Ball Possession29%

17Shots Total6

6Shots On Target1

4Corners2

15Fouls17

1Yellow Cards0

0Saves1

737Passes291

3Shots Off Target5

127Attacks72

Chicago Fire

Manager: Gregg Berhalter

Starting XI

6.6

6.8

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.0

7.2

9.2

8.7

6.5

8.2

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.4

6.7

6.8

Manager: Raphaël Wicky

Starting XI

6.1

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.8

Substitutes

6.3

6.6

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Philip Zinckernagel MF	9.2	76'	2	1	2/5	37(78%)	-	6/15
Maren Haile-Selassie MF	8.7	90'	1	1	1/1	69(91%)	-	6/9
Hugo Cuypers FW	8.2	90'	2	0	3/5	16(94%)	2	4/9
Jack Elliott DF	7.8	90'	0	1	0/2	102(94%)	1	2/5
Joel Waterman DF	7.5	90'	0	0	-	108(94%)	-	1/5
Andrew Gutman DF	7.5	84'	0	1	0/1	58(86%)	2	6/9
Anton Salétros MF	7.2	76'	0	0	-	81(94%)	2	1/4
Djé D'Avilla MF	7.0	84'	0	0	-	69(94%)	1	2/4
Jonathan Dean DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	52(86%)	2	5/10
Sergio Oregel MF	6.8	14'	0	0	-	35(100%)	1	3/3
Mauricio Pineda DF	6.7	6'	0	0	-	25(96%)	-	1/1
Chris Brady GK	6.6	90'	0	0	-	28(93%)	-	-
Robin Lod MF	6.6	29'	0	0	-	21(88%)	1	2/4
P. Dithejane MF	6.5	61'	0	0	0/2	20(77%)	-	5/14
Viktor Radojević DF	6.5	6'	0	0	0/1	8(100%)	-	1/2
Jason Shokalook FW	6.4	14'	0	0	-	8(100%)	-	0/2

Chicago Fire vs Sporting KC — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Chicago Fire	D1	5	1	6	2	13/15	9-5
Sporting KC	L5	0	5	0	9	0/15	3-16

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Chicago Fire — last 5 games

W2-1 @ Philadelphia Union2026-03-21
W1-0 vs Nashville SC2026-04-05
W1-0 vs Atlanta United2026-04-12
W2-1 @ Detroit City2026-04-14
D3-3 @ Cincinnati2026-04-18

Sporting KC — last 5 games

L1-4 vs Colorado Rapids2026-03-22
L1-3 @ Real Salt Lake2026-04-04
L1-3 vs SJ Earthquakes2026-04-12
L0-3 @ Colorado Springs2026-04-15
L0-3 @ Vancouver Whitecaps2026-04-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 5
Chicago Fire wins: 3
Draws: 0
Sporting KC wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 1.8
Over 2.5 goals: 20%
Both teams scored: 20%
Home side won: 40%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Chicago Fire view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 1.8

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-01-25	Chicago Fire	2-0	Sporting KC
2023-06-25	Sporting KC	0-1	Chicago Fire
2013-08-24	Chicago Fire	1-0	Sporting KC
2013-07-07	Chicago Fire	1-2	Sporting KC
2010-10-13	Chicago Fire	0-2	Sporting KC

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Chicago Fire	3	14	26	11	LLWWW	8	-5
Sporting KC	15	14	11	-22	DLWWL	13	+2

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsChicago Fire 26 · Sporting KC 11
Positions: #3 vs #15

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-26

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 100%

(3/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 0%

(0/3)

Goals

8-0

Total matches

Recent matches

Major League Soccer•Apr 26, 2026

Chicago Fire

5-0

Sporting KC

Major League Soccer•Jun 25, 2023

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Chicago Fire wins

Draws

Sporting KC wins

Goals Scored

10 - 4

Apr 26, 2026 • Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire

5-0

Sporting KC

Jun 25, 2023 • Major League Soccer

Sporting KC

0-1

Chicago Fire

Aug 24, 2013 • Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire

1-0

Sporting KC

Match Report

15 points separated the sides: Chicago Fire 3rd on 26, Sporting KC 15th on 11. Chicago Fire had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.

Chicago Fire carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Sporting KC arrived off five straight defeats. Over the last five, Chicago Fire had taken 13 of 15 points to Sporting KC's 0.

The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Chicago Fire, 0 draws and 2 for Sporting KC, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.

Goal scorers

Chicago Fire: Philip Zinckernagel (51'), Philip Zinckernagel (65'), Hugo Cuypers (73'), Maren Haile-Selassie (79'), Hugo Cuypers (90')

Key stats

Possession: Chicago Fire 71% · Sporting KC 29% · Total shots: 17-6 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 4-2

More details:

Chicago Fire — live results and schedule Sporting KC — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Chicago Fire vs Sporting KC?

Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting KC. Major League Soccer (United States) match played on 26 Apr 2026.

What league is Chicago Fire vs Sporting KC in?

This match is part of the Major League Soccer (United States). The match takes place at Soldier Field. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Chicago Fire and Sporting KC?

In 6 meetings between 2010 and 2026: Chicago Fire has 4 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses against Sporting KC.

Where is Chicago Fire vs Sporting KC being played?

The match is being played at Soldier Field.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Chicago Fire vs Sporting KC — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

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