Following a 2-1 road win over rivals Houston Dynamo on Saturday, third-place Sporting Kansas City (7-5-2, 23 points) will return to Children's Mercy Park this week to host a pair of Eastern Conference opponents for the first time this season.
On Wednesday, Manager Peter Vermes' side will face Chicago Fire FC (4-7-4, 16 points) in a battle that kicks off at 7:30 p.m. CT. Tickets for the match are available at SeatGeek.com as Sporting looks to snap Chicago's three-game unbeaten run and keep pace in the Western Conference standings. FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and FOX Sports GO will provide three hours of live coverage starting at 7 p.