Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire

Major League Soccer · Sun, 25 Jun 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Chicago Fire · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire — Chicago Fire won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chicago Fire won 1–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 25 June.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Chicago Fire: Fabian Herbers (47’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 1.16, Chicago Fire 0.82, from 13 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Chilowicz showed five yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Khiry Shelton (88’) and Dániel Sallói (90+2’); Chicago Fire: R. Czichos (38’), M. Pineda (64’) and A. Souquet (67’).

What it changes

Chicago Fire recorded the only away win among the 10 finished matches of round 28. Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire) 6.9, F. Navarro (Chicago Fire) 5.5 and C. Brady (Chicago Fire) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Chicago Fire next travel to Atlanta United FC on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: A. Chilowicz
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 4 · draws 1 · Chicago Fire 1 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 2W 2D 1L · Chicago Fire 1W 1D 3L

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 3.8

Corners

against 3.63 / 6.8 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.25 / 2

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 5.2 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.88 / 2.4

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.6 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 June 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 June 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Chicago Fire for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.8 for · 6.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	8.2 for · 17 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.8 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Khiry Shelton n 8	24.8	4.1 5/2	0.9 1/1	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	24	2.8 3/1	1.9 3/1	—
Tim Leibold n 8	57.8	1.8 5/3	0.2 1/0	—
D. Rosero n 8	86.6	1.6 6/5	1.2 7/2	—
N. Radoja n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.9 3/3	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	84.4	2.5 7/6	1.6 6/5
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/1
E. Thommy n 8	77.1	1.5 6/3	0.9 6/0
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	1.4 3/1	1 2/1
J. Russell n 8	69.4	1.3 6/2	1 5/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Kinda n 8	43.5	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
A. Pulido n 8	84.4	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
J. Russell n 8	69.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Khiry Shelton n 8	24.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	24	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Róger Espinoza n 8	24	3.8 4/2
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	3.4 3/3
M. Tzionis n 8	50.1	2.9 6/3
J. Davis n 8	65.4	2.8 5/4
Tim Leibold n 8	57.8	2.5 6/4

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. McIntosh n 8	90	2.3 6/2

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Navarro n 8	78.5	2.4 7/6	0.6 4/0	—
G. Koutsias n 8	32.1	2.1 4/1	1.1 3/0	—
Fabian Herbers n 8	50.3	1.8 5/3	1.8 4/3	—
B. Gutierrez n 8	64.8	1.7 6/3	2.3 7/3	—
G. Giménez n 8	75.9	1.6 6/2	1 4/3	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Kamara n 8	49.1	2.7 8/3	2.1 7/1
C. Mueller n 8	76.3	1.6 6/3	0.4 2/1
G. Koutsias n 8	32.1	1.4 3/1	1.1 3/0
K. Przybyłko n 8	52	1.3 4/2	0.6 2/1
J. Torres n 8	35	1 2/1	0.3 1/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Kamara n 8	49.1	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
G. Koutsias n 8	32.1	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	65.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	82.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
K. Przybyłko n 8	52	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alonso Aceves n 8	41.1	4.1 7/6
F. Navarro n 8	78.5	2.9 7/6
J. Dean n 8	53.9	2.5 4/3
B. Gutierrez n 8	64.8	2.4 8/2
M. Pineda n 8	76.6	2.3 7/5

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	82.5	3.5 7/6
Spencer Richey n 5	84	1.9 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Chicago Fire
66%	Possession	34%
1.16	Expected goals (xG)	0.82
13	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	3
5	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	1
0	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
673	Passes	351
90%	Pass accuracy	82%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
Robert Castellanos	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
Tim Leibold	90	1	0	3	2	0	6.9
N. Radoja	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.3
R. Walter	90	1	0	1	4	0	7.5
A. Pulido	90	2	1	2	1	0	6.6
Dániel Sallói	90	2	1	1	1	Y	7.3
J. Davis	84	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
E. Thommy	55	2	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Russell	55	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
G. Kinda sub	35	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Tzionis sub	35	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Khiry Shelton sub	13	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
A. Souquet	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
M. Pineda	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
R. Czichos	90	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7.5
F. Navarro	90	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.2
K. Kamara	90	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Gutierrez	89	0	3	1	1	1	0	7
Alonso Aceves	70	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Torres	70	0	1	1	3	0	0	7
G. Giménez	59	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
Fabian Herbers	58	1	1	1	3	2	0	7.6
M. Haile-Selassie sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
X. Shaqiri sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Teran sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Dean sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
G. Koutsias sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityWDWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Chicago FireDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 4 · 1 draw · Chicago Fire 1 · 3.17 goals/game

2022-03-19 Chicago Fire 3–1 Sporting Kansas City
2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire
2020-10-17 Chicago Fire 2–2 Sporting Kansas City
2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire
2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire
2018-03-10 Chicago Fire 3–4 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Chicago Fire#13 pos40 pts34 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Chicago Fire scored1.15

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Chicago Fire conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 4, Chicago Fire won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 2W 2D 1L; Chicago Fire 1W 1D 3L.

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