Played
September 28, 2012 8:50 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: C. Penso
Attendance: 21010
September 28, 2012 8:50 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: C. Penso
Attendance: 21010
MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - Chicago Fire
The top two teams in the East meet up in Kansas City, with Chicago hoping to capitalize on form and history.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Cesar, Nagamura, Espinoza; Zusi, Kamara, Sapong. |
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OUT: FW Teal Bunbury (L knee ACL tear); DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Paulo Nagamura (R foot contusion)
| Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Johnson; Anibaba, Berry, Friedrich, Segares; Pause, Alex; Nyarko, Rolfe, Fernandez; MacDonald. |
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OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Pavel Pardo (L calf tightness)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Chicago won the first two meetings between these teams this season and dominates the all-time fixture. The Fire have beaten Kansas City 23 times, losing 10 and drawing nine.
- Kansas City hasn't defeated Chicago at home since 2007. Last year's meeting, a draw, marked the opening of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.
- These teams are first and second in the Eastern Conference. Sporting is unbeaten in eight and Chicago has won four games in a row.
- Jimmy Nielsen recorded a 13th clean sheet in the draw against the Montreal Impact, an MLS high in 2012.
- Jacob Peterson is suspended for this match.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Chicago Fire
- 29.41 %
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Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Chicago Fire
- 29.41 %
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Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Chicago Fire
- 5.88 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 16, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 28, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 29, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Chicago Fire 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 12, 2012 | Chicago Fire 2 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 9, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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Sporting Kansas City
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| Jun 1, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| May 26, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| May 19, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
Chicago Fire
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| Jun 19, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
| Jun 8, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| May 25, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Chicago Fire 1 | MLS |
| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell | Striker |
| - | Dominic Dwyer | Striker |
| 22 | Soony Saad | Striker |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Jalil Anibaba | Defender |
| 13 | Gonzalo Segares | Defender |
| 22 | Austin Berry | Defender |
| 23 | Arne Friedrich | Defender |
| 20 | Á. Fernández | Midfielder |
| 12 | Logan Pause | Midfielder |
| 71 | Alex | Midfielder |
| 7 | Sherjill MacDonald | Striker |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | Striker |
| 17 | Chris Rolfe | Striker |
| 70 | Paolo Tornaghi | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Dan Gargan | Defender |
| 15 | W. Thompson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Daniel Paladini | Midfielder |
| 19 | Corben Bone | Midfielder |
| - | Dominic Oduro | Striker |
| 9 | G. Franco | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
10 | 0 |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
10 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
9 | 2 |
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Camilo Da Silva Sanvezzo Striker Vancouver |
8 | 2 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
7 | 2 |
