- Sporting KC earned a 1-1 draw at RFK Stadium on Saturday night.
- With the draw, Sporting KC (3-2-5, 14 points) moved into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference.
- Saturday's meeting marked the 52nd all-time between Sporting KC and D.C. United during the MLS regular season. The regular season series is tied 20-20-12.
- Manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the Sporting KC lineup starting XI replacing Krisztian Nemeth with Jacob Peterson and Kevin Ellis with Erik Palmer-Brown.
- Sporting KC has allowed just three goals in their last six matches at D.C. United (2-1-3 record).
- Neither team has scored more than one goal in each of the last six D.C. versus Sporting KC meetings at RFK Stadium.
- D.C. United's 5-1-3 start to 2015 matches their best start to a season through nine games. The only other time the team had 18 points nine games into their season was in 2006.
- D.C. United is unbeaten in 17 straight home games in all competitions with nine clean sheets, including a 4-0-3 record at RFK in 2015.
- Sporting KC remains undefeated against Eastern Conference opponents this season (3-0-2).
- Excluding 2015 expansion clubs, Sporting KC is one of two MLS teams (SEA) with a winning road record since 2011 (30-28-19).
- Sporting Kansas City used all three substitutions on Saturday. Krisztian Nemeth on for Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey on for Jacob Peterson and Amadou Dia on for Graham Zusi.
- Sporting KC returns home next Saturday, May 16 to face Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. CT.
- D.C. United Fabian Espindola picked up a knock against Columbus Crew SC and was not in the gameday 18 for United.
- Dom Dwyer scored for Sporting KC in the 45th minute, his third of 2015.
- Dwyer is tied with Nemeth for most goals by a Sporting KC player in 2015.
- Roger Espinoza assisted on Dwyer's goal, his second of the season and the 13th of his MLS career.
- Palmer-Brown made his first MLS start since June 2014 and third of his career on Saturday.
- D.C. United midfielder Davy Arnaud played for Kansas City from 2002-11. Arnaud's regular season appearances for the club are first in Kansas City history.
- Jalil Anibaba led all players in duels won with 10.
- Benny Feilhaber led all players in chances created with three.
- Roger Espinoza led all players in interceptions with seven.
- Dom Dwyer's goal was also Sporting KC's fourth shot on goal on Saturday, which means Jack in the Box will offer free breakfast biscuits on Sunday with any purchase.
