By The Numbers: Sporting KC at Toronto FC - Aug. 8, 2015

An inter-conference showdown between MLS Cup contenders awaits on Saturday as Sporting Kansas City visits Toronto FC at BMO Field. Both sides enter the match armed with an MVP candidate — Benny Feilhaber for the visitors and Sebasian Giovinco for the Reds — and two U.S. internationals as Matt Besler and Graham Zusi square off against Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore.

History in the #TORvSKC fixture favors Sporting KC, who are unbeaten in their last five trips to BMO Field and have won each of their last three matches played at the stadium by a one-goal margin. The diminutive Giovinco, however, is fresh off a mid-week hat-trick and leads the Golden Boot race with 16 strikes in his first MLS season.

Saturday's contest will air live locally on KMCI-TV 38 The Spot and across the Midwest on SKCTV with three hours of coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. CT. We take a closer look at the matchup in our By The Numbers preview...

Head-to-head

• Sporting KC's .690 winning percentage vs. Toronto is the team's highest against any MLS opponent (12-4-5 record).
• Toronto's 12 losses to Sporting KC are tied for the most against any MLS foe in the club's nine-year history (D.C. United).
• Sporting KC has just one loss to Toronto in the last 13 MLS meetings dating back to 2010 (9-1-3).
• Sporting KC is unbeaten in their last five trips to BMO Field and have won each of their last three at the venue by a one-goal margin.
• Toronto is winless in their last five games vs. Sporting KC overall, most recently triumphing in March 2013 at the Rogers Centre.
• Graham Zusi and Jacob Peterson scored in Sporting KC's 2-1 win over Toronto last July at BMO Field.
• Four of Chance Myers' 14 career MLS assists have come against Toronto.

Toronto FC

• 2015 MLS record: 9-8-4, 31 points (3rd in East)
• 2015 MLS home record: 5-2-1 (14 GF, 8 GA)
• Last five MLS matches: 2-1-2, 8 points (T-W-T-L-W)
• Sebastian Giovinco leads MLS in the following categories: goals (16), game-winning goals (5), shots (122), shots on target (52) and goals from outside the box (5). He ranks fourth in the league with 10 assists.
• TFC leads MLS with 1.71 goals scored per game but ranks 19th with 1.67 goals conceded per game.
• TFC is tied for the league lead with five goals from the penalty spot but have conceded seven PK's themselves, most in MLS.
• TFC has scored 12 goals after the 75th minute, most in MLS, and also leads the league with 1.05 second-half goals per game.
• TFC ranks second in MLS with 37 assists, but only one of which has come from a set piece (fewest in the league).
• TFC is the only MLS club with a perfect record when leading at halftime (6-0-0).

Sporting KC

• 2015 MLS record: 9-4-7, 34 points (4th in West)
• 2015 MLS road record: 2-4-3 (11 GF, 14 GA)
• Last five MLS matches: 3-1-1, 10 points (W-W-W-L-T)
• Benny Feilhaber's 15 assists in all competitions are three shy of tying the club record set by Preki in 2003.
• Soni Mustivar leads MLS with 5.9 interceptions per 90 minutes played.
• SKC's nine regular season wins in Canada (9-5-5 overall) are tied with D.C. United for most all-time among American MLS clubs.
• SKC is tied for the MLS lead with nine clean sheets from 20 games, while the team's 21 goals conceded are fewest in the league.
• SKC's plus-9 goal differential is second-best in MLS.
• SKC leads MLS with 10 assists from set pieces, 48 chances created from set pieces, and 10 headed goals.
• SKC leads MLS in tackles won (18.3), interceptions (26.0) and fewest shots faced per game (9.6).
• SKC ranks second-to-last in MLS with 74.1 percent passing accuracy.

Milestones and miscellany

• Benny Feilhaber is one shy of moving into sole possession of fifth place on Sporting KC's assist chart in all competitions. His 31 assists are tied with Mo Johnston (1996-2001).
• Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 100th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.
• Peter Vermes is one win shy of moving into a tie as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history. His 85 regular season wins and 107 wins in all competitions are both one behind Bob Gansler.

Team stats (2015 regular season)

MLS rank in parenthesis (stats as of Aug. 6, 2015)

Recent #TORvSKC Meetings

• Regular season record vs. Toronto FC: 12-4-5
• Regular season road record vs. Toronto FC: 4-3-3