By The Numbers: Sporting KC at NY Red Bulls - Sept. 6, 2014

Sporting Kansas City concludes a two-game East Coast road trip against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday (broadcast info). The defending MLS champions (12-9-6, 42 points) have lost four of their last five games but enter the match just four points behind Eastern Conference leaders D.C. United. Peter Vermes' men will receive boosts from Dom Dwyer and Benny Feilhaber, who return to the squad after serving one-game suspensions on Wednesday (yellow card accumulation).

The New York Red Bulls (7-8-10, 31 points) are currently seventh in the conference standings, but boast a plethora of attacking options -- including MLS leading scorer Bradley Wright-Phillips (20 goals), French superstar Thierry Henry (seven goals, 11 assists) and English winger Lloyd Sam (two goals, seven assists). Our By The Numbers preview takes a closer look at the matchup.

Road warriors

• Since moving into Red Bull arena in 2010, New York has posted a 45-12-20 regular season home record. Only two teams -- Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire -- have registered multiple victories at the 25,000-seat venue.
• Sporting KC is undefeated in their last three contests at New York, including a 2-0 triumph on Sept. 19, 2012 and a 1-0 win on April 17, 2013.
• Sporting KC has notched three straight clean sheets at Red Bull Arena and currently hold a 338-minute shutout streak at the stadium.
• Sporting KC is tied for first with seven road wins this season.

Assault

• Dom Dwyer ranks second in goals (17), third in shots (87), first in multi-goal games (five), and tied for third in game-winning goals (five). He needs two more goals to set Sporting KC's single-season scoring record.
• Bradley Wright-Phillips leads the Golden Boot race with 20 goals. He needs seven goals in his final nine games to tie the single-season MLS record.
• New York ranks first with 2.36 goals scored per home game and has a 5-2-4 record at Red Bull Arena this season.
• Wright-Phillips (13) and Henry (six) have combined for 19 goals at home in 2014.
• New York is tied for first with nine headed goals and second with 42 assists.

Service

• Graham Zusi and Thierry Henry are tied for sixth with 61 chances created, while Henry is ranked third with 11 assists.
• Sporting KC ranks first in chances created from set plays (59), 14 more than any other team.
• Zusi ranks first with 58 successful crosses/corners.
• New York ranks first with 111 successful crosses from open play. Individually, Lloyd Sam ranks first with 41 successful crosses from open play, 17 more than any other player

Rearguard

• Aurelien Collin ranks third with 85 aerial duels won and fourth with 97 headed clearances.
• New York is tied for first with nine penalty kicks conceded.
• New York ranks second in most shots allowed on target (134).
• Luis Robles ranks second with 90 saves, while Jamison Olave ranks second with 24 blocks.
• New York is tied for last with three clean sheets and just one shutout in 11 home games.

Grinders

• Sporting KC ranks first in duels won (1,495).
• Sporting KC ranks second in fewest shots faced (274) and first in fewest shots faced on target (100).
• Sporting KC ranks first in fouls committed (404) and second in fouls suffered (401). Individually, Benny Feilhaber ranks second in fouls suffered (63).

Head-to-head (MLS regular season)

Overall: 23-14-11

• Home games: 12-6-5 (35 GF, 23 GA)
• Away games: 11-8-6 (39 GF, 33 GA)

Team leaders (MLS regular season)

Team stats (MLS regular season)

Recent regular season meetings