SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE
SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan.
May 3, 2015 (Week 9, MLS Game #85)
5 pm ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in US, TSN1 in Canada)
SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan.
May 3, 2015 (Week 9, MLS Game #85)
5 pm ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in US, TSN1 in Canada)
Sporting Kansas City will look to get back to their winning ways when they face a suddenly ascendant Chicago Fire as the clubs face off Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park before an ESPN2 audience. Sporting have gone three games without a victory, coming back for a wild 4-4 draw last weekend at the Houston Dynamo. The Fire returned from a long layoff and won their third game on the trot last time out, netting the game’s only goal in a win against New York City FC.
- Benny Feilhaber had the first multiple-goal game of his MLS career, hitting for the equalizer deep in stoppage time as Sporting came back to claim a 4-4 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- Fire Designated Player David Accam opened his MLS account by scoring the game’s only goal, as his club won their third match in a row with a victory Friday against New York City FC at Toyota Park.
- Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson recorded his second consecutive shutout in the win vs. NYCFC; he now has a personal goalless run of 249 minutes, tied for seventh-longest in MLS this season.
- The teams evenly split their season series a year ago. Each team won on their home ground; they also played to a 1-1 draw at Sporting Park. The Fire haven’t won in Kansas City since 2012; SKC have two wins and two draws in the home meetings since.
REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Nima Saghafi
Rivero MLS Career: 41 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 11; pens: 20
SUSPENDED: KC: Servando Carrasco (through May 3) … CHI: Matt Watson (through May 3)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 13 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Fire 25 wins (1 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 11
AT KC (26 meetings): Sporting 9 wins (0 shootout), 36 goals … Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals … Ties 9
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/18: CHI 2, KC 1 (Magee 7, 15 – Dwyer 68)
7/6: KC 1, CHI 1 (Dwyer 33 – Magee 40)
10/10: KC 2, CHI 0 (Zusi 80; Dwyer 92+)
Rivero MLS Career: 41 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 11; pens: 20
SUSPENDED: KC: Servando Carrasco (through May 3) … CHI: Matt Watson (through May 3)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 13 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Fire 25 wins (1 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 11
AT KC (26 meetings): Sporting 9 wins (0 shootout), 36 goals … Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals … Ties 9
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/18: CHI 2, KC 1 (Magee 7, 15 – Dwyer 68)
7/6: KC 1, CHI 1 (Dwyer 33 – Magee 40)
10/10: KC 2, CHI 0 (Zusi 80; Dwyer 92+)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The teams evenly split their season series a year ago. Each team won on their home ground; they also played to a 1-1 draw at Sporting Park.
- The Fire haven’t won in Kansas City since 2012; SKC have two wins and two draws in the home meetings since.
- Coaches' records:
Peter Vermes vs. CHI: P14 W4 L6 D4
Frank Yallop vs. KC: P28 W13 L9 D6
Previous Meetings
| Oct 10, 2014 | SKC | 2 - 0 | CHI |
| Jul 6, 2014 | SKC | 1 - 1 | CHI |
| May 18, 2014 | CHI | 2 - 1 | SKC |
| Aug 23, 2013 | CHI | 1 - 0 | SKC |
| Jul 7, 2013 | CHI | 1 - 2 | SKC |
Season Goal Leaders
| Sporting Kansas City | Chicago Fire | ||
| Krisztian Németh | 3 | David Accam | 1 |
| Ike Opara | 2 | Harrison Shipp | 1 |
| Benny Feilhaber | 2 | Adailton | 1 |
| Dominic Dwyer | 2 | Joevin Jones | 1 |
| Jalil Anibaba | 1 | Shaun Maloney | 1 |
| Roger Espinoza | 1 | Jeff Larentowicz | 1 |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas CityChicago Fire | ||
| 8 | Games Played | 6 |
| 2 | Wins | 3 |
| 2 | Losses | 3 |
| 4 | Draws | 0 |
| 11 | Goals | 6 |
| 12 | Goals Conceded | 7 |
| 74 | Shots | 60 |
| 25 | Shots on Target | 27 |
| 99 | Fouls Lost | 85 |
| 93 | Fouls Won | 81 |
| 13 | Offside | 17 |
| 44 | Corners | 30 |
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