Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire Prediction: Home to win is a safer pick.

Sporting Kansas City turn their attention to Chicago Fire in the league after their last game against LA Galaxy. They have failed to win their last 2 games, playing a 2-2 draw against LA Galaxy and losing 2-1 to Los Angeles FC. They are now searching for a win in this game against Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire can prove the doubters wrong with another win here. They grabbed a shocking 2-1 win over Portland Timbers last week and another win here would go a long way to improve their position on the table.

Currently Sporting Kansas City are 21st in the MLS with 21 points while Chicago Fire are 23rd with 20 points.

Sporting Kansas City - DLWDW

Sporting Kansas City did a very good job to avoid a second defeat in a row against LA Galaxy in their last game as they held them to a 2-2 draw away from home. In their last 5 games they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They defeated FC Dallas 2-1 and then played a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps before going to trash Austin FC 4-1 at home. Then they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Los Angeles after the big win.

At home Sporting Kansas have been average this season as record shows. They have played 9 games at home and they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in those 9 matches. Despite losing their last home game against Los Angeles FC, Sporting Kansas City have been excellent winning 4 games in a row at home. Those wins came against Minnesota United (3-0), Portland Timbers (4-1), FC Dallas (2-1) and Austin FC (4-1).

Sporting Kansas City had to fight until the dying minutes to earn a draw in their last game against LA Galaxy. Alan Pulido got on the scoresheet for Kansas City in the 12th minute and Martin Caceres equalized in the 24th minute. And then in the 64th minute Preston Judd put LA Galaxy in the lead before Alan Pulido scored a late goal from the penalty spot in the 91st minute to end the game 2-2. According to statistics, Sporting Kansas City had 49% possession, 5 shots on target and 8 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (8), more than 2.5 goals (6/7), both teams scoring (6/6), first to score (5/5), first half winner (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (9/10), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Chicago Fire - WLLLD

Chicago Fire finally got a win after 5 matches without a win in all competitions. The win was against Portland Timbers away from home and they won 2-1. Prior to that game, they had not won in their last 5 games as they had 3 defeats against Columbus Crew (2-1), Houston Dynamo (4-1) and Cincinnati FC (1-0). And then 2 draws against Toronto FC (0-0) and New England Revolution (3-3).

Chicago Fire have been below average away from home so far this season. According to the records, they played 9 matches away from home and they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Their last win against Portland Timbers was their first win in 6 home games. In their last 5 home games they had 1 win, 3 defeats and 2 draws. They lost back-to-back games to Nashville SC and Charlotte FC (3-0, 2-1) and then played back-to-back draws against New England and Toronto FC (3-3, 0-0). Then they lost 1-0 to Cincinnati before grabbing a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers in their most recent game.

They looked like a different team in the match against Portland Timbers. They took the lead through Fabian Herbers in just 8 minutes and then conceded the equalizer in the 26th minute through Franck Boli. The winning goal came in the 83rd minute through Kei Kamara to seal the win for Chicago Fire. According to statistics, they had 54% possession, 3 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (4), less than 4.5 cards (5/7).

Head to Head

The head to head record shows these two teams have played 20 matches against each other. Sporting Kansas City had 9 wins, while Chicago Fire had 7 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streak

• Chicago Fire are without a clean sheet in 7 meetings.
• Sporting Kansas City scored first in 6/7 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 9/10 meetings.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas have scored 23 goals and conceded 29 goals in 20 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 8% conversion rate. They also create 1.4 big chances per game and take a total of 13.8 shots per game with 5.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.1 corners per game and take up 51.1% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

According to analysis, Chicago Fire have scored 24 goals and conceded 18 goals in 18 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 9.8 shots per game with 2.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 3.9 corners per game and take up 46.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.6 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Home Win FT at 1.72 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.68 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 8.50 Odds