By The Numbers: Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo - June 6, 2014

Sporting Kansas City renews their rivalry with the Houston Dynamo on Friday night as the two teams meet at BBVA Compass Stadium. Both teams have struggled in recent weeks but still remain in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Dynamo will be without two of their main attacking threats in Brad Davis and Boniek, both who are currently with their National Teams in preparation for the upcoming World Cup. Historically, Houston's had the advantage in the head-to-head series but Sporting KC head into Friday's match with a six match unbeaten streak. Saturday's match is the first of two 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

• 24 different players have appeared in a match for Sporting KC this season, most in MLS
• Houston has allowed the second most shots (207) and most shots on goal (75) in MLS
• Sporting KC have not conceded a goal in over 280 minutes at BBVA Compass Stadium
• Houston have four clean sheets at home this season, tied for second in MLS
• Sporting KC leads MLS with 60.38% of possession in away matches
• Houston leads MLS with 161 chances created but have not scored more than one goal at home in their last five matches
• Both teams are unbeaten this season when scoring first this season (SKC: 5-0-3, HOU: 4-0-1)

Head To Head (MLS regular season)

Overall: 4-6-8

• Home Matches:  2-3-4 (11 goals scored, 10 goals conceded)
• Away Matches: 2-3-4 (8 goals scored, 12 goals conceded)

Team Leaders (MLS regular season)

Team Stats (MLS regular season)

Recent regular season meetings