Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire

25 June 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Fabian Herbers 47’

Match summary

Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Fabian Herbers put Chicago Fire ahead in the 47th minute.

Sporting Kansas City can feel hard done by, creating 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Chicago Fire's 0.82 from 12.

Key events

Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire

Kick-off

10’

Federico NavarroShot on target

Dániel SallóiShot on target

15’

Alan PulidoShot on target

23’

29’

Rafael CzichosShot on target

37’

Jairo TorresShot on target

38’

Rafael CzichosFoul

Half-time0-0

47’

Fabian HerbersRight foot shot

0-1

Second half underway

Gadi KindaErik Thommy

55’

Marinos TzionisJohnny Russell

55’

57’

Brian GutiérrezShot on target

58’

Maren Haile-SelassieFabian Herbers

59’

Xherdan ShaqiriGastón Giménez

Gadi KindaShot on target

61’

64’

Mauricio PinedaFoul

67’

Arnaud SouquetFoul

70’

Carlos TeránJairo Torres

70’

Jonathan DeanAlonso Aceves

Khiry SheltonJacob Davis

84’

Marinos TzionisShot on target

85’

Khiry SheltonFoul

88’

89’

Georgios KoutsiasBrian Gutiérrez

Dániel SallóiOff the ball foul

90+2’

Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sporting Kansas City 1.16 xGChicago Fire 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chicago Fire attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Chicago Fire 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kendall Mcintosh	90′	4	1	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis Taken off	84′	2	1	–	3	–	70	–	–	–	–
Robert Castellanos	90′	–	–	2	4	4	84	–	–	–	–
Andreu Fontàs	90′	1	2	–	2	1	113	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold	90′	2	–	–	5	2	65	1	–	–	–
Khiry Shelton Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	1	1	12	2	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Erik Thommy Taken off	55′	–	–	29	–	0.02	1	1	3	2	2	–
Nemanja Radoja	90′	–	–	68	2	0.04	1	1	4	–	2	–
Rémi Walter	90′	–	–	70	1	0.35	4	–	6	–	1	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	–	44	1	0.13	1	–	8	1	2
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	18	–	0.01	–	–	2	1	1	–
Gadi Kinda Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	18	–	0.12	–	–	2	2	1	–

Forwards2 players


Johnny Russell Taken off	55′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	1	2	–	24	–
Alan Pulido	90′	–	–	3	1	0.14	0.05	2	3	2	36	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Chris Brady	90′	4	0	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Arnaud Souquet	90′	3	2	–	9	–	24	2	–	–
Rafael Czichos	90′	3	3	–	6	2	45	1	–	–
Alonso Aceves Taken off	70′	2	–	–	3	1	23	–	–	–	–
Carlos Terán Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	–	–	7	–	–	–	–
Jonathan Dean Came on as a substitute	20′	1	–	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Mauricio Pineda	90′	–	–	37	–	0.00	1	2	1	2	–
Federico Navarro	90′	–	–	37	–	0.01	4	2	7	2	2	–
Gastón Giménez Taken off	59′	–	–	33	2	0.04	3	–	3	1	–	–
Fabian Herbers Taken off	58′	1	–	23	3	0.27	2	–	3	–	–	–
Brian Gutiérrez Taken off	89′	–	–	28	1	0.03	1	–	3	1	1	–
Jairo Torres Taken off	70′	–	–	18	3	0.05	–	–	–	1	–	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	6	–	0.02	–	1	2	–	–	–
Xherdan Shaqiri Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	11	–	0.02	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Kei Kamara	90′	–	–	3	–	0.22	0.07	1	7	–	20	–
Georgios Koutsias Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sporting Kansas City W D W L D

Chicago Fire D D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Chicago Fire 3-1 Sporting Kansas City, 19 Mar 22 Next meeting: Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City, 26 Apr 26 All Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.