Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire

MLS - Regular Season 12 Sep 2021, 00:30
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 J. Freemon Round 31

Match report

Sporting KC beat Chicago Fire 2-0 in the MLS - Regular Season on 12 September 2021.

Sporting KC dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 16 shots to Chicago Fire's 13.

The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas), with J. Freemon in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 16 - 13 On target 6 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 8 - 14 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
José Mauri
Sporting KC · 1 goal
8 Johnny Russell 1 goal
8 Graham Zusi 64 passes (89% accurate)
8 Fabian Herbers captained the side
7 Timothy Melia 3 saves
First half vs second half
Chicago Fire came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–3 4–10
Shots On Goal 5–0 1–3
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 4–1 3–1
Attacks 53–52 89–46
Match statistics
2 Substitution 7
142 Attacks 98
56 Dangerous Attacks 35
5 On Target 4
10 Off Target 10
16 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 10
4 Shots Blocked 0
9 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 7
8 Fouls 14
7 Corners 2
2 Offsides 4
61% Ball Possession 39%
0 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 4
653 Passes Total 411
572 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
29 T. Melia
8 G. Zusi 6 I. Sánchez 3 A. Fontàs 36 L. Martins
54 R. Walter 32 J. Mauri 17 G. Kinda
7 J. Russell 9 A. Pulido 20 D. Sallói
Chicago Fire · 3-1-4-2
1 B. Shuttleworth
23 C. Teran 22 M. Pineda 3 J. Bornstein
8 L. Stojanovic
2 B. Sekulic 21 F. Herbers 10 Á. Medrán 6 M. Navarro
27 R. Beric 99 S. Ivanov
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 1 John Pulskamp
  • 4 Roberto Puncec
  • 48 Kaveh Rad
  • 13 Amadou Dia
  • 28 Cameron Duke
  • 19 Grayson Barber
  • 96 Wilson Harris
  • 11 Khiry Shelton
Chicago Fire
Coach
R. Wicky
Substitutes
  • 32 Gabriel Slonina
  • 4 Johan Kappelhof
  • 20 Wyatt Omsberg
  • 14 Jhon Espinoza
  • 37 Javier Casas
  • 31 Federico Navarro
  • 9 Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
  • 28 Elliot Collier
  • 7 Ignacio Aliseda
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Navarro ↓ M. Pineda Chicago Fire
  • 46' ↑ C. Nnamdi ↓ R. Berič Chicago Fire
  • 46' ↑ J. Espinoza ↓ B. Sekulić Chicago Fire
  • 70' ↑ I. Aliseda ↓ S. Ivanov Chicago Fire
  • 78' ↑ K. Shelton ↓ J. Mauri Sporting KC
  • 85' ↑ Cameron Duke ↓ A. Pulido Sporting KC
Cards
  • 32' L. Stojanovic Chicago Fire
  • 53' F. Navarro Chicago Fire
  • 68' M. Navarro Chicago Fire
Head-to-head
Sporting KC 3 2 draws 3 Chicago Fire
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Recent form
Sporting KC D D D L L
Chicago Fire D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire?
Sporting KC won 2-0 against Chicago Fire on 12 September 2021.
Who won Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire?
Sporting KC won the match 2-0.
Where was Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire played?
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas).
Who had more possession in Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire?
Sporting KC had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.