With goals aplenty in Sporting KC's recent games, a goal-laden affair could be in the offing this weekend at Children's Mercy Park, with the home side nicking the three points in front of their fans.
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 61.17%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 17.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.01%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Chicago Fire win it was 0-1 (5.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.