📊 Form Guide

Chicago Fire

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Chicago Fire prepare for this fixture following a 3-3 MLS drawn game versus FC Cincinatti.

In that game, Chicago Fire had 45% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Chicago Fire, the goalscorers were Hugo Cuypers (26', 48'), Philip Zinckernagel (45') and Tah Ange D'Avilla (86' Own goal). For their opponents, FC Cincinnati had 23 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Tom Barlow (42') and Evander (79') scored for FC Cincinatti.

Chicago Fire have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They’ve totted up the amount of 10 during that time while also conceding a total of 7.

Sporting Kansas City

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After a losing effort in their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS competition, Sporting Kansas City and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Sporting Kansas City had 50% possession and 3 shots on goal with 0 of them on target. Vancouver Whitecaps got 25 shots on goal with 6 on target. Emmanuel Sabbi (13'), Bruno Caicedo (23') and Thomas Müller (28') scored for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Demonstrating their involvement in eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 22 times in the prior six games in which Sporting Kansas City have played, yielding an average of 3.67 goals each meeting. Opposition teams have hit 17 of these goals. We will have to see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 07/07/2019 shows that Chicago Fire have won 2 of them & Sporting Kansas City 3, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A combined total of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Men in Red and 7 belonging to SKC. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was MLS match day 28 on 25/06/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Chicago Fire.

That day, Sporting Kansas City had 66% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

Chicago Fire got 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Fabian Herbers (47') scored.

The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz.

🗞️ Team News: Chicago Fire

We think that Men in Red look set to employ a 4-4-2 system with Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean, Jack Elliott, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Andrew Gutman, Philip Zinckernagel, Anton Saletros, Djé D'Avilla, Maren Haile-Selassie, Robin Lod and Jonathan Bamba.

ℹ️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

We are inclined to think that SKC seem most likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation, starting John Pulskamp, Justin Reynolds, Ethan Bartlow, Diego Borges, Kwaku Agyabeng, Cielo Tschantret, Manu García, Jacob Bartlett, O. Pedro Capemba, Dejan Joveljić and Calvin Harris.

⚡ Prediction

It’s likely that Sporting Kansas City will have a difficult task to find the net against a Chicago Fire lineup who look likely to dominate.

We can see a very comprehensive 3-0 margin for Chicago Fire at the end of the 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 21:02 25/04/2026