Sporting Kansas City heads back on the road on Saturday night as they face Eastern Conference opponents D.C. United. In recent history, Sporting KC has had the clear advantage with wins in six of their last seven matches against D.C. United. The last victory in the series for D.C. United was on May 5, 2010 at RFK Stadium. Saturday's match is the first of three regular season meetings between the two teams.
Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.
A few notable stats
- Sporting KC leads MLS with 30 (13 in away matches) chances created from set pieces
- D.C. United's Fabian Espindola is second in MLS with 26 chances created in home matches
- Sporting KC leads all teams with 60.36% of possession in away matches
- D.C. United has the most points at home (14) in the Eastern Conference
- Since the start of the 2011 season, Sporting KC leads MLS with 22 away victories
- D.C. United's Jeff Parke and Bobby Boswell have combined to win 64.9% (37/57) of aerial duels in home matches
Head To Head (MLS regular season)
Overall: 20-18-10
- Home Matches: 14-6-5 (47 goals scored, 28 goals conceded)
- Away Matches: 6-12-5 (26 goals scored, 34 goals conceded)
Team Leaders (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Stat</u> |
<u>D.C. United</u> |
Dom Dwyer 10 |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
Fabian Espindola 6 |
Graham Zusi 4 |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Fabian Espindola 5 |
Dom Dwyer 46 |
<strong>SHOTS</strong> |
Fabian Espindola 27 |
Dom Dwyer 26 |
<strong>FOULS</strong> |
Perry Kitchen 24 |
Eric Kronberg 31 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Bill Hamid 29 |
Eric Kronberg 1.00 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Bill Hamid 1.44 |
Team Stats (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>D.C. United</u> |
|
Goals Scored (Conceded) |
19 (13) |
17 (14) |
Shots (on goal) |
187 (64) |
142 (47) |
Chances Created |
137 |
108 |
Crosses/Corners |
247 |
249 |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
196 (196) |
161 (148) |
Duels Success |
49.44% |
49.83% |
Passes (Avg) |
471 |
413 |
Passing Accuracy |
82.56% |
77.88% |
Possession |
59.89% |
51.00% |
Recent regular season meetings
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
08/11/2012 |
2-1 |
W |
Sporting Park |
04/05/2013 |
1-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
05/19/2013 |
1-1 |
D |
RFK Stadium |
10/18/2013 |
1-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
