MLS 2026 · 26 Apr 2026

Chicago Fire 5–0 Sporting Kansas City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Chicago Fire favourites at 87%.

Chicago Fire won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hugo Cuypers, 56.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Philip Zinckernagel +9.2.

Well below it: John Pulskamp −23.5, Ian James −10.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mauricio Pineda Midfielder	15	0	0	–	60.0	–
Hugo Cuypers Forward	90	2	0	1.39	56.7	+6.4
Sergio Oregel Midfielder	14	0	0	–	55.3	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Midfielder	90	1	1	0.82	49.3	+7.6
Chris Brady Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.1	−5.0
Jason Shokalook Forward	14	0	0	–	47.6	–
Dje Tah D'Avilla Midfielder	84	0	0	–	45.0	+3.9
Philip Zinckernagel Midfielder	76	2	1	0.51	44.4	+9.2
Anton Salétros Midfielder	76	0	0	–	43.7	+2.9
Jack Elliott Defender	90	0	1	0.17	40.6	+2.8
Joel Waterman Defender	90	0	0	–	39.7	+0.2
Viktor Radojević Defender	15	0	0	–	38.9	–
Andrew Gutman Defender	84	0	1	0.03	36.4	+5.1
Puso Dithejane Forward	61	0	0	0.04	33.5	–
Jonathan Dean Defender	90	0	0	–	28.5	−5.0
Robin Lod Midfielder	29	0	0	–	28.1	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Wyatt Meyer Defender	15	–	43.9	–
Kwaku Agyabeng Midfielder	90	–	43.8	−7.2
Stephen Afrifa Forward	15	–	42.6	–
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	13	–	41.1	–
Manu García Midfielder	90	0.03	39.6	−0.8
Jansen Miller Defender	90	0.08	39.0	−1.0
Dejan Joveljić Forward	90	–	37.9	−5.1
Lasse Berg Johnsen Midfielder	90	–	37.4	−7.2
Ethan Bartlow Defender	90	0.03	37.2	+1.2
Calvin Harris Midfielder	75	0.15	36.1	−0.7
Jacob Davis Defender	90	–	35.5	+3.3
Capita Midfielder	86	0.07	31.9	–
Ian James Defender	75	–	30.4	−10.4
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper	90	–	19.3	−23.5