By The Numbers: Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids - Oct. 21, 2015

Two pivotal home matches remain in Sporting Kansas City’s drive to the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, presented by Shawnee Mission Kia. First up is a meeting with the Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday at Sporting Park — a match that was originally slated for May 16 but was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be televised on KMCI-TV 38 The Spot and SKCTV with radio broadcasts available on 99.3 FM and 1340 AM.

Sporting Kansas City (13-10-9, 48 points) currently occupies the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference and would clinch a postseason berth with a win on Wednesday. The last-place Colorado Rapids (8-14-10, 34 points), already eliminated from playoff contention, will embrace the spoiler role and seek their first MLS victory in Kansas City since 2002. We take a closer look at the matchup in our By The Numbers preview…

Head-to-head

• Sporting KC has not lost to Colorado at home since September 2002, a run of 15 straight league games without defeat (11-0-4 including playoffs).
• Sporting KC has lost just one of their last 12 games against Colorado dating back to 2009 (6-1-5 record). The lone loss came in the most recent meeting — a 2-1 result on Aug. 29 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
• In the first meeting at Sporting Park this season, Krisztian Nemeth scored the game-winner and Sam Cronin turned in an own goal as the hosts won 2-0.
• Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in 11 MLS appearances agianst Colorado (including playoffs).
• Dom Dwyer has scored in two of his last three regular season appearances against Colorado.
• Sporting KC and Colorado have squared off 54 times in the regular season (KC leads 23-18-13) and 68 times in all competitions (KC leads 29-23-16), making Colorado the most frequent opponent in Kansas City history.

Sporting Kansas City

• 2015 MLS record: 13-10-9, 48 points (6th in West)
• 2015 MLS home record: 9-1-5 (27 GF, 17 GA)
• Last five MLS matches: 2-2-1, 7 points (W-L-T-W-L)
• SKC would clinch a fifth consecutive playoff berth with a win on Wednesday. Entering the final week of the season, the team could finish as high as the second seed or outside of playoff position in seventh place.
• SKC has suffered just one home loss this season (9-1-5), the fewest in MLS.
• SKC has won 13 home games this season in all competitions, one shy of tying the club record set in 2000, 2004 and 2012.
• SKC is the 10th team in MLS history (and just the third since 2003) to have three players score double-digit goals in a single regular season (Dom Dwyer 11, Benny Feilhaber 10, Krisztian Nemeth 10).
• Matt Besler leads MLS with 208 clearances and has played (and started) a team-high 35 matches in all competitions.
• Benny Feilhaber is one behind the league lead with 14 assists. He is one of two MLS players (Sebastian Giovinco) to reach double digits in goals and assists in league play.
• Since Sept. 30, Krisztian Nemeth has scored four goals in five games for club (two with Sporting KC) and country (two with Hungary).

Colorado Rapids

• 2015 MLS record: 8-14-10, 34 points (10th in West)
• 2015 MLS road record: 3-7-5 (11 GF, 16 GA)
• Last five MLS matches: 0-4-1, 1 point (T-L-L-L-L)
• Colorado's 30 goals scored are seven fewer than any other team in MLS. Their 0.94 goals per game are on pace for the lowest single-season scoring rate in team history.
• Colorado has conceded 16 road goals this season, fewest in MLS. Their seven road defeats (3-7-5) are also tied for the league low.
• Colorado has gone eight straight games without a shutout after posting eight in their first 24 games.
• Colorado has outscored opponents 11-5 after the 75th minute this season.
• Colorado has lost four straight games and is winless in six, both of which are their longest skids of the season.

Team stats (2015 regular season)

MLS rank in parenthesis (Opta stats as of Oct. 20)

Recent #SKCvCOL meetings

• Regular season record vs. Colorado: 23-18-13
• Regular season home record vs. Colorado: 18-3-5