By The Numbers: Sporting KC at Columbus Crew - July 16, 2014

Sporting Kansas City aims for their fifth straight victory against the Columbus Crew as a concluded a two-match road trip on Wednesday night. . Overall, Sporting KC are unbeaten in their last five matches against Columbus and have earned shutouts in the last three meetings. Wednesday's match is the second and final meeting between the two sides in the 2014 MLS regular season.

Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.

A few notable stats

• Columbus midfielders Tony Tchani (916) & Wil Trapp (853) rank second and third in successful passes
• Sporting KC ranks first in possession (57.7%), second in passing accuracy (81.5%) and first in crossing accuracy from open play (29.2%)
• Columbus ranks first in successful passes (7,081), passing accuracy (82.9%) and passing accuracy in the opponent’s half (76.6%)
• Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark leads MLS with 36 saves from inside the box
• Dom Dwyer ranks second in goals (14), first in shots (68), first in shots on target (30), first in multi-goal games (four), and tied for first in game-winning goals (four)
• Columbus ranks first in successful passes (7,081), passing accuracy (82.9%) and passing accuracy in the opponent’s half (76.6%)
• Sporting KC ranks first in chances created from set plays (42), nine more than any other team
• Federico Higuain ranks third inchances created (47), fifth in chances created from set plays (16) and third in corner kicks (64)
• Benny Feilhaber ranks second in fouls suffered (43), while Dom Dwyer ranks tied for fourth (41)
• Columbus are last in goals scored at home (seven) 

Head To Head (MLS regular season)

Overall: 23-21-6

• Home Matches:  13-9-2 (41 goals scored, 38 goals conceded)
• Away Matches: 10-12-4 (36 goals scored, 39 goals conceded)

Team Leaders (MLS regular season)

Team Stats (MLS regular season)

Recent regular season meetings