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Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City, Major League Soccer, Sun, 18 May 2014: statistics and head to head

2014. Sun, 18 May 2014

Chicago FireHome
21Full time
Sporting Kansas CityAway

Chicago Fire won by 1 goal.

DDLLWLeague form, oldest to newestDWLLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Chicago Fire have 4 scored home results and Sporting Kansas City 4 scored away results stored in 2014. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Chicago Fire at home: 0.75 points per match (4 measured matches); Sporting Kansas City away: 1.50 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Chicago Fire scored 1.50 per home match (4 measured matches); Sporting Kansas City scored 1.50 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.42 per club appearance across 202 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 5 of 8 pooled club appearances (62.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Chicago Fire: 3 wins; Sporting Kansas City: 2 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. A complete half-time score is not stored either.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

6 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

3
Chicago Fire wins
1
Draws
2
Sporting Kansas City wins
Goals / meeting
1.67
10 goals in 6 meetings
Both scored
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Over 1.5
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 6 meetings
Chicago Fire clean sheets
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Sporting Kansas City clean sheets
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Corners / meeting
–
0 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
–
0 with card data · small sample
  1. Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas CitySat, 24 Aug 2013 · Major League Soccer 20131–0
  2. Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas CitySun, 7 Jul 2013 · Major League Soccer 20131–2
  3. Sporting Kansas City v Chicago FireSat, 16 Mar 2013 · Major League Soccer 20130–0
  4. Sporting Kansas City v Chicago FireSat, 29 Sept 2012 · Major League Soccer 20122–0
  5. Sporting Kansas City v Chicago FireSat, 30 Jun 2012 · Major League Soccer 20120–1
  6. Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas CitySun, 13 May 2012 · Major League Soccer 20122–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Chicago Fire at homeWWDLWW
Sporting Kansas City awayLLLLWL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Chicago Fire at home, Sporting Kansas City away
  • 63%
    Both teams scored
    League 58%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 91%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 94%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 77%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 48%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 54%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 20%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 31%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 12%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 17%
    17 + 18 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.85
    17 + 18 matches

Stored season context, 2014

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2014

Home and awayOverall
Chicago Fire at home, Sporting Kansas City away
Chicago Fire (home)Sporting Kansas City (away)
15Position11
WDDDWLast 5, oldest to newestLWDLL
17Played18
1.35Points per match1.39
24%Win %44%
1.29Scored / match1.33
1.18Conceded / match1.22
2.47Avg total goals2.56
77%Both scored50%
24%Clean sheets28%
12%Failed to score28%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

No half-time figures stored for these clubs this season.

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Chicago Fire at home, Sporting Kansas City away, this season.

Goals

Chicago FireSporting Kansas City
  • 1.29Scored / match1.33
  • 1.18Conceded / match1.22
  • 2.47Match total / match2.56
  • 88%Scored 1+72%
  • 35%Scored 2+39%
  • 77%Conceded 1+72%
  • 24%Conceded 2+44%
  • 77%Match over 1.578%
  • 35%Match over 2.561%
  • 24%Match over 3.517%

Shots and xG

No shot figures stored for these clubs this season.

Corners

No corner figures stored for these clubs this season.

Cards

No card figures stored for these clubs this season.

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for Major League Soccer matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

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