10-03-2018 - Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City

Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City USA – MLS
Date: Saturday, 10 March 2018 Kick-off: 23:00 GMT

Today we take on our radar a match between Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City in the MLS. We look at both teams’ recent yellow cards stats, Head To Head records and then compare them to average league stats. Furthermore, we look at referee stats and analyze both teams and referee stats. There is a lot of numbers, but we also added some explanations of the stats to make it easier to understand. We use red colour formatting to help identify good stats for overs bookings lines and we throw in the green colour formatting whenever we see good numbers for unders cards betting.

Bookings Line:

3.5

Yellow Cards Stats

Chicago Fire
[tooltip hint=”Matches”]M.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Number of Over 3.5 yellow cards”]O3.5[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Avgerage of Over 3.5 yellow cards in %”]O3.5 %[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Total average yellow cards per match”]Avg YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match FOR”]Avg YC FOR[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match AGAINST”]Avg YC AG.[/tooltip]
[tooltip hint=”Last 20 matches”]L20[/tooltip]	9	45.00 %	2.95	1.50	1.45
[tooltip hint=”Last 10 home matches”]L10H[/tooltip]	3	30.00 %	2.50	1.40	1.10
[tooltip hint=”Last 6 matches”]L6[/tooltip]	2	33.33 %	2.00	0.83	1.17

Sporting Kansas City
[tooltip hint=”Matches”]M.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Number of Over 3.5 yellow cards”]O3.5[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Avgerage of Over 3.5 yellow cards in %”]O3.5 %[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Total average yellow cards per match”]Avg YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match FOR”]Avg YC FOR[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match AGAINST”]Avg YC AG.[/tooltip]
[tooltip hint=”Last 20 matches”]L20[/tooltip]	10	50.00 %	3.65	1.30	2.35
[tooltip hint=”Last 10 home matches”]L10H[/tooltip]	7	70.00 %	4.30	1.80	2.50
[tooltip hint=”Last 6 matches”]L6[/tooltip]	3	50.00 %	4.00	1.33	2.67

H2H Comparison

Competition	Date	Home	Away	HF	AF	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCH	RCA	RCT
MLS	30-07-2017	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	8	10	0	2	2	0	0	0
MLS	14-07-2016	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	16	15	3	3	6	0	0	0
MLS	03-05-2015	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	14	12	2	2	4	0	1	1
MLS	11-10-2014	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	11	9	1	3	4	0	0	0
MLS	06-07-2014	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	9	16	2	2	4	0	0	0
MLS	18-05-2014	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	28	20	2	4	6	0	1	1
MLS	24-08-2013	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	16	14	2	2	4	0	0	0
MLS	07-07-2013	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	8	13	4	2	6	1	0	1

7 out of last 8 H2H meetings between Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City finished in Over 3.5 yellow cards.

3 of those H2H matches finished in Over 0.5 Red Cards

MLS – Referee Stats – Seasons Breakdown

Please Note:The Referee Stats for this league are available from 2013/2014 season onwards.

Competition	Season	No of matches	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per match”]AVG Fouls[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per yellow card”]AVG Fouls/YC[/tooltip]
MLS	2018	10	3.30	0.50	24.70	7.48
MLS	2017	390	3.59	0.25	24.45	6.81
MLS	2016	158	3.12	0.16	24.30	7.79
MLS	2015/2016	235	3.42	0.24	25.07	7.33
MLS	2015	314	3.72	0.27	25.74	6.91
MLS	2014	338	3.32	0.27	25.42	7.65
MLS	2013	134	3.16	0.26	25.10	7.93

Based on the last 7 seasons, there is on average 3.45 yellow cards shown by the referees per MLS match.
The red cards are being shown on average once every 4 matches.
There is approximately 25 fouls per match and it usually takes around 7 fouls to produce a yellow card.

Summary: All MLS Referees – Chicago Fire

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
151	3.19	1.57	1.62	0.23	0.09	0.14	7.84	7.69

Chicago Fire’s matches see on average 0.26 less yellow cards than the MLS’s average.
A red card is shown on average once every 4 matches.
Chicago Fire need to foul their rivals on average around 8 times to produce a yellow card, whilst their opposition commit around 8 fouls for their booking.

Summary: All MLS Referees – Sporting Kansas City

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
157	3.75	1.82	1.94	0.27	0.10	0.17	7.18	6.72

Sporting Kansas City’s matches see on average 0.3 more yellow cards than the MLS’s average.
A red card is shown on average once every 4 matches.
Sporting Kansas City need to foul their rivals on average around 7 times to produce a yellow card, whilst their opposition commit around 7 fouls for their booking.

The referee for this game: Carlos Rivero J. (Usa)

MLS – Referee Stats – Carlos Rivero J. (Usa)

Referee	No of matches	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per match”]AVG Fouls[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per yellow card”]AVG Fouls/YC[/tooltip]
Carlos Rivero J. (Usa)	71	4.13	0.30	26.08	6.32

Mr. Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) shows on average 4.13 yellow cards per match in the MLS.
He also shows a red card on average once every 3 matches.

Mr. Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) shows 0.68 more yellow cards than the MLS’s average.

#CardsTriggerHappy One

This ref also shows 0.05 more red cards than the MLS’s average.

#Don’tMessWithHim

Referee Stats: Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) – Chicago Fire

Competition	Date	Home	Away	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCA	RCT
MLS	01-10-2017	Chicago Fire	New York City	1	1	2	0	0
MLS	26-05-2017	Chicago Fire	FC Dallas	2	4	6	0	0
MLS	18-03-2017	Atlanta United	Chicago Fire	2	1	3	1	1
MLS	25-08-2016	Chicago Fire	Los Angeles Galaxy	1	3	4	0	0
MLS	02-07-2016	Chicago Fire	San Jose Earthquakes	2	3	5	0	0
MLS	03-05-2015	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	2	2	4	1	1
MLS	28-09-2014	Houston Dynamo	Chicago Fire	2	2	4	0	0
MLS	13-07-2014	New England Revolution	Chicago Fire	2	2	4	0	0
MLS	18-05-2014	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	2	4	6	1	1
MLS	12-04-2014	Montreal Impact	Chicago Fire	1	2	3	0	0

Summary: Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) – Chicago Fire

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Chicago Fire”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
10	4.10	1.70	2.40	0.30	0.20	0.10	8.06	5.71

Bookings numbers comparison

Yellow Cards:

10 of Chicago Fire’s matches refereed by Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) saw on average 4.10 yellow cards, which is 0.91 more yellow cards than their usual YC average in the MLS.

Mr Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) showed on average 0.03 less yellow cards than he shows on average (4.13 YC) in the MLS.

Red Cards:

Also, Chicago Fire’s matches under Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) produced 0.30 red cards, which is 0.07 more sendings off than usually.

In those matches, he showed 0 less red cards than he shows on average (0.30 RC) in the MLS.

Possible referee’s favour indication

FOR Chicago Fire:

Chicago Fire receive 0.13 more yellow cards than they usually see on average in the MLS.

Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) sent off 2 Chicago Fire’s players in those 10 matches (on average 0.20), which is 0.11 more red cards than their average stats in the MLS.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge Chicago Fire needed to commit 8.06 fouls per yellow card, which is 0.22 more than their fouls/yc stats in the MLS.

AGAINST Chicago Fire:

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge, Chicago Fire’s opponents were shown 0.78 more yellow cards than usual.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge, Chicago Fire’s opponents were sent off 1 times (on average 0.10), which is 0.04 less red cards than usual.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge Chicago Fire’s opponents needed to commit 5.71 fouls per yellow card, which is 1.98 more than their fouls/yc stats in the MLS.

Referee Stats: Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) – Sporting Kansas City

Competition	Date	Home	Away	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCH	RCA	RCT
MLS	08-10-2017	Minnesota	Sporting Kansas City	3	2	5	1	0	1
MLS	30-04-2017	Sporting Kansas City	Real Salt Lake	4	4	8	0	0	0
MLS	12-05-2016	Colorado Rapids	Sporting Kansas City	2	4	6	0	1	1
MLS	03-05-2015	Sporting Kansas City	Chicago Fire	2	2	4	0	1	1
MLS	18-05-2014	Chicago Fire	Sporting Kansas City	2	4	6	0	1	1
MLS	29-03-2014	Colorado Rapids	Sporting Kansas City	4	2	6	1	0	1

Summary: Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) – Sporting Kansas City

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Sporting Kansas City”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
6	5.83	3.00	2.83	0.83	0.33	0.50	4.89	5.95

Bookings numbers comparison

Yellow Cards:

6 of Sporting Kansas City’s matches refereed by Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) saw on average 5.83 yellow cards, which is 2.08 more yellow cards than their usual YC average in the MLS.

Mr Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) showed on average 1.7 more yellow cards than he shows on average (4.13 YC) in the MLS.

Red Cards:

Also, Sporting Kansas City’s matches under Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) produced 0.83 red cards, which is 0.56 more sendings off than usually.

In those matches, he showed 0.53 more red cards than he shows on average (0.30 RC) in the MLS.

Possible referee’s favour indication

FOR Sporting Kansas City:

Sporting Kansas City receive 1.18 more yellow cards than they usually see on average in the MLS.

Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) sent off 2 Sporting Kansas City’s players in those 6 matches (on average 0.33), which is 0.23 more red cards than their average stats in the MLS.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge Sporting Kansas City needed to commit 4.89 fouls per yellow card, which is 2.29 less than their fouls/yc stats in the MLS.

AGAINST Sporting Kansas City:

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge, Sporting Kansas City’s opponents were shown 0.89 more yellow cards than usual.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge, Sporting Kansas City’s opponents were sent off 3 times (on average 0.50), which is 0.33 more red cards than usual.

With Carlos Rivero J. (Usa) in charge Sporting Kansas City’s opponents needed to commit 5.95 fouls per yellow card, which is 0.77 more than their fouls/yc stats in the MLS.