Sporting Kansas City will kick off the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs with the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at New England on Saturday evening. The two teams last met on August 10, 2013 at Sporting Park with Sporting KC winning the match 3-0. This is the first meeting between the two sides in postseason play.
A few in-depth stats
- New England led MLS with four 0-0 draws this season
- Sporting KC led MLS in duels won (2032), aerials won (708), and interceptions (794)
- New England were second in MLS with 14 shutouts this season
- Oriol Rosell led MLS with 130 interceptions, Aurelien Collin is third with 118
- Diego Fagundez has 29 of his 55 shots on goal (67.44%), second in MLS for any player with at least 50 shots
Head To Head (regular season)
Overall: 23-13-11
Home Matches: 12-6-5 (35 goals scored, 23 goals conceded)
Away Matches: 11-7-6 (39 goals scored, 31 goals conceded)
Team Leaders (regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Stat</u> |
<u>NE Revolution</u> |
Claudio Bieler 10 |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
Diego Fagundez 13 |
Graham Zusi 8 |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Kelyn Rowe 8 |
Claudio Bieler 70 |
<strong>SHOTS</strong> |
Kelyn Rowe 74 |
Oriol Rosell 66 |
<strong>FOULS</strong> |
Lee Nguyen 64 |
Jimmy Nielsen 68 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Bobby Shuttleworth 64 |
Jimmy Nielsen 0.88 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Matt Reis 0.72 |
Season Stats (regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>NE Revolution</u> |
|
Shots (on goal) |
501 (155) |
398 (148) |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
511 (452) |
440 (452) |
Duels Won (Avg) |
50.41% |
48.05% |
Passes (Avg) |
406 |
357 |
Passing Accuracy (Avg) |
77.61% |
75.98% |
Possession (Avg) |
55% |
46.89% |
Last 10 MLS regular season matches
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
09/05/2009 |
4-2 |
W |
Gillette Stadium |
08/21/2010 |
4-1 |
W |
CommunityAmerica Ballpark |
10/16/2010 |
1-0 |
L |
Gillette Stadium |
04/23/2011 |
3-2 |
L |
Gillette Stadium |
07/30/2011 |
1-1 |
D |
Sporting Park |
03/17/2012 |
3-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
07/21/2012 |
0-0 |
D |
Sporting Park |
08/04/2012 |
1-0 |
W |
Gillette Stadium |
03/23/2013 |
0-0 |
D |
Gillette Stadium |
8/10/2013 |
3-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
