Go in-depth for Sporting Kansas City's 3-0 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Sporting Park with this match's fast facts.
- With the win, Sporting KC moves into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with 39 points.
- Sporting KC is second in the race for the Supporters' Shield, two points behind Real Salt Lake.
- Sporting Kansas City is second in MLS for points per game in 2013 with 1.63.
- Sporting KC is 11-7-6 on the season and 6-4-3 at home in 2013.
- Sporting KC is 23-13-11 against New England all-time.
- Sporting KC is unbeaten in their last six matches against the Revolution and in the midst of a 502-minute shutout streak against New England.
- Kei Kamara scored the first two goals for Sporting KC on Saturday and Soony Saad notched assists on both goals.
- With two goals on Saturday, Kamara surpassed Eddie Gaven for 10th most regular season goals among active players with 51.
- Kamara's multi-goal game on Saturday marks the fifth of his career, moving him into a tie for third in team history with Scott Sealy and Josh Wolff.
- With two header goals on Saturday, Kei Kamara moves into second place in MLS for headed goals with three in 2013. He had five headed goals in 2012 and two in 2011.
- Kamara is the third player during the 2013 season to score two headed goals in the same match, along with Camilo and Alan Gordon.
- Kamara has the second most goals scored this season on Sporting KC with seven, behind only Claudio Bieler.
- Kamara has eight goals against the New England Revolution in his MLS career, the most goals he has scored in his career against any team.
- Kei Kamara's game-winning goal ties him with Josh Wolff for third most in team history with 11.
- With two assists on Saturday, Saad moves into a tie with Benny Feilhaber for second on Sporting KC for assists this season with four.
- Saad becomes the sixth KC player all-time to record two assists against New England.
- Sporting Kansas City has scored nine header goals in 2013, most in Major League Soccer.
- Benny Feilhaber scored Sporting KC's third goal on a free kick on Saturday. Feilhaber's goal marks the first time in 2013 that Sporting KC has scored directly from a free kick in 2013 and the first goal allowed by New England directly from a free kick this year.
- The goal was Sporting Kansas City's fourth from a free kick situation this season.
- The goal is Feilhaber's second of the year and seventh in his MLS career.
- The New England Revolution earned a shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match on Saturday, breaking a streak of 134 minutes without a shot on goal against Sporting KC.
- With three goals on Saturday, Sporting KC (36) is tied with the New York Red Bulls and the Philadelphia Union for first place in the Eastern Conference for goals scored and second in the League behind Real Salt Lake (39).
- Sporting KC's +12 goal differential is best in the Eastern Conference and second best in the League behind only Real Salt Lake (13).
- Saturday marked the second and final meeting between Sporting KC and the New England Revolution during the 2013 regular season. The previous meeting ended in a scoreless draw at Gillette Stadium.
- Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen has started and played every minute in 80 consecutive MLS matches dating back to 2011, the fourth longest streak in MLS history.
- Sporting Kansas City is 9-4-4 against Eastern Conference opponents in 2013.
- Sporting Kansas City is 223-213-115 all-time, 147-79-50 at home and 35-40-13 in August.
- Sporting KC leads MLS in shots taken (375) and shots against (206) in 2013.
- Sporting KC outshot New England 11-8 on Saturday. Sporting KC is 8-6-5 when outshooting their opponent in 2013.
- Sporting KC is 7-1-1 when leading at halftime this season and 9-2-3 when scoring first in 2013.
- Sporting KC is 8-0-1 when leading at the 75-minute mark in 2013.
- Sporting KC has won nine straight MLS matches when scoring three goals, dating back to August 2011.
- Sporting KC has won seven straight MLS matches when keeping a clean sheet.
- With Saturday's appearance, Matt Besler has played 125 games in his MLS career including postseason.
- With Saturday's appearance, Aurelien Collin has played 75 games in his MLS career including postseason.
- Jimmy Nielsen surpassed 11,000 minutes played in his career including postseason on Saturday. Nielsen becomes the third player currently on the team to reach the mark and the team's only active player to do so in a KC uniform.
- New England was shown two red cards on Saturday. Dimitry Imbongo received a yellow for dissent before being shown a second yellow for a foul. The red card was Imbongo's third ejection this season. Andy Dorman was shown a straight red for a reckless tackle.
- Saturday marks the first time since July 16, 2011 that a team was shown two red cards against Sporting KC in the same match.
- Sporting KC is 6-1-0 in games when the opponent receives a red card.
- Eight opponents (on the field) have received a red card against Sporting KC this season.
- Soony Saad led all players with three key passes and all Sporting KC players with five tackles.
- Jimmy Nielsen made four saves on Saturday, tying his season high.
- Nielsen is tied for the MLS lead in victories by a goalkeeper (11) and shutouts (9). He is Sporting KC's all-time leader in both categories.
- Nielsen has the best goals against average (1.02) in MLS history, among goalkeepers with a minimum of 4,500 minutes played.
- Nielsen has the best winning percentage (.568) in KC history for a goalkeeper.
- Nielsen is now third in the League among goalkeepers with a minimum of 600 minutes played with a 1.00 goals against average.
- Manager Peter Vermes earned his 56th regular season victory on Saturday, breaking a tie with Dave Sarachan for 19th most by an MLS head coach.
- Vermes has the best winning percentage (.552) in KC history. Vermes is in his fifth season as manager, second longest in club history behind Bob Gansler.
- Matt Besler led all players with 66 passes on Saturday.
- Sporting Park welcomed 19,988 people to Saturday's match, the 29th consecutive sellout at Sporting Park in MLS matches dating back to 2012.
- Sporting KC's next three matches in all competition will be on the road, beginning at San Jose on August 18.
- Sporting Kansas City controlled 60% of the possession on Saturday, the eighth straight match the team has had the advantage in possession. The team ranks first in MLS for possession this season with 56.4% overall.
