- Sporting Kansas City defeated the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday in the final match of the MLS regular season and clinched the Western Conference's final playoff berth.
- Sporting KC travels to Portland for a Thursday night Knockout Round match in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs.
- Kevin Ellis opened the scoring for Sporting KC on Sunday in the 38th minute of play, marking the first time Sporting KC has scored a goal in the first half of a match in 11 matches.
- Sporting KC is 4-0-0 when Ellis scores in 2015.
- Ellis' four goals are the most by an MLS defender in 2015 and tied for the most by a defender in a single season during the Opta era (2011-present).
- Sunday became the third time in history that Sporting KC has clinched a playoff berth as a result of the team's regular season finale.
- LA Galaxy Designated Player Robbie Keane scored his 20th goal of the 2015 season to equalize in first-half stoppage time. His 20 goals were third most in MLS in 2015 and he accomplished that in just 24 games played.
- Keane scored on the first day of the 2015 MLS season and the final day of the season.
- Keane has now scored in four straight games, the second longest streak in MLS this season.
- Sporting KC regained the lead in the 65th minute with a Dom Dwyer finish courtesy of a Benny Feilhaber assist.
- The goal was Dwyer's 12th this season, landing him the club's Golden Boot presented by the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.
- Feilhaber finished the MLS regular season with 15 assists. Feilhaber's 20 assists in all competition are a single-season club record.
- Feilhaber's 15 MLS regular season assists are second in MLS this season behind only Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco. His five game-winning assists were also second most in MLS this year.
- Feilhaber's assist on Sunday was his 25th in the MLS regular season since joining Sporting KC, tying him for seventh most in club history.
- With his assist on Sunday, Feilhaber has now assisted 20 times across all competition in 2015 and becomes only the second American to record 20 or more assists in one season. Landon Donovan had 21 assists across all competition in 2014.
- Sporting KC made one change to the lineup from Wednesday's loss as Jordi Quintilla made his third start of 2015.
- Sporting KC captain Matt Besler made his 218th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions, tying Jack Jewsbury for seventh most in Kansas City history.
- Kevin Ellis made his 50th MLS appearance (including playoffs) for Sporting KC on Sunday.
- Sporting KC are unbeaten in seven straight at home versus LA (4-0-3) since 2008, including a 3-0-1 record at Sporting Park.
- The home side in the Sporting KC-LA Galaxy series is unbeaten in seven straight meetings dating back to 2011.
- With the win, Sporting KC now has 14 home wins in 2015 in all competitions -- that ties a club record shared with the 2000, 2004 and 2012 seasons.
- Sporting KC is 20-24-11 against the LA Galaxy all-time and 15-8-5 at home.
- Sunday marked the second time these two teams have met in the 2015 MLS regular season. The LA Galaxy won the first match 2-1 with a stoppage time goal by Omar Gonzalez.
- Soni Mustivar led all players on Sunday with 13 duels won.
- Matt Besler led all players on Sunday with eight clearances.
- Graham Zusi and Giovani dos Santos led all players on Sunday with three chances created.
- Omar Gonzalez led all players on Sunday with 19 interceptions -- second most in a single game during the Opta era (2011-present) behind Soni Mustivar's 20 interceptions earlier this year.
- The first 5,000 fans to arrive at the stadium on Sunday received touchscreen gloves courtesy of match sponsor Pepsi.
- Prior to the match, club captain Matt Besler painted the wall with a fan to commemorate winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in September.
- Prior to the match, Sporting KC hosted a fall festival on the Sprint Plaza with live music and fall food specials.
- All Sporting KC secondary jerseys were 50 percent off on Sunday courtesy of Ivy Funds.
- Sporting Park welcomed 19,422 fans on Sunday, the 70th straight MLS sellout at Sporting Park dating back to 2012.
