Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Chicago Fire (3rd, 37 pts) and Sporting KC (15th, 15 pts). On recent form Sporting KC sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/1.33 for Chicago Fire and 0.91/2.45 for Sporting KC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
5 matches unbeaten backed Chicago Fire's arrival, 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. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The venue was Soldier Field, with room for 14,286 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.
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