By The Numbers presented by KDOT: #NYvSKC - April 9, 2016

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Two charter members of MLS will look to bounce back from a loss last weekend as the defending Supporters' Shield champion New York Red Bulls (1-3-0, 3 points) host Sporting Kansas City (3-1-0, 9 points) on Saturday at Red Bull Arena.

The game will be televised on 38 The Spot and SKCTV with three hours of live coverage beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT, while live radio broadcasts will be available on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340. We break down the interconference matchup in our By The Numbers preview…

Head-to-head

• Sporting KC is winless in six games against New York (0-4-2), including a last-minute loss in the 2014 Eastern Conference Knockout Round when the clubs last met at Red Bull Arena. The six-match dry spell is Sporting KC's longest current winless streak against any MLS team.
• In nine regular season games between the clubs since 2012, the home team is just 1-4-4. New York is 1-2-1 at Red Bull Arena during that time.
• Sporting KC last beat New York 1-0 in April 2013 at Red Bull Arena.
• New York holds a narrow edge in the all-time regular season series with a 20-19-13 record, including an 11-5-8 mark at home.
• Bradley Wright-Phillips has six goals in his last five games against Sporting KC (including playoffs).
• Dom Dwyer has three goals in six career appearances against New York, including one in each of his two visits to Red Bull Arena and the very first goal of his Sporting KC career in August 2013.
• Benny Feilhaber has three assists in his last four appearances against New York (including playoffs).
• Luis Robles has a 3-1-3 regular season record against Sporting KC with a 0.86 goals against average.

New York Red Bulls

• 2016 MLS record: 1-3-0, 3 points (8th in East)
• 2016 MLS home record: 1-1-0 (4 GF, 5 GA)
• New York has trailed in all four games this season and has failed to score in all but one match, a 4-3 home win over Houston on March 19.
• New York's nine goals allowed are tied for the most in MLS entering Week 6. Their five home goals allowed are also most in the league.
• New York has conceded zero goals through the first 30 minutes but seven after halftime.
• New York has scored two of their four goals this year from set pieces, and they lead MLS with 24 shots resulting from set plays.

Sporting Kansas City

• 2016 MLS record: 3-1-0, 9 points (2nd in West)
• 2016 MLS road record: 1-0-0 (1 GF, 0 GA)
• SKC's three goals allowed are tied for the second fewest in MLS behind the Colorado Rapids (two).
• SKC won at Seattle Sounders FC in their most recent road game on March 6. The last time SKC won two straight MLS road games was June and July 2014, when they notched a club record five straight road victories.
• SKC ranks second in MLS with 57.4% average possession and third with 81.5% passing accuracy. SKC has out-possessed every opponent this season.
• SKC ranks just 17th in MLS in shots per game (11) and shots on goal per game (4).
• Tim Melia is the only MLS goalkeeper with three wins in 2016 and ranks third with a save percentage of 83.3

Dwyer vs. Wright-Phillips (regular season since 2014)

Feilhaber vs. Kljestan (2015 regular season)

Milestones and miscellany

• Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 150th career MLS appearance (including playoffs).
• Dom Dwyer is one shy of tying Chris Klein for fourth place in club history with 39 regular season goals.
• Graham Zusi is one assist shy of passing Chris Klein for second in club history with 46 regular season assists.

Recent #NYvSKC meetings (all competitions)

• Regular season record vs. New York: 19-20-13
• Regular season road record vs. New York: 5-11-8 (24 GF, 31 GA)

* 2014 Eastern Conference Knockout Round