Sporting Kansas City travels north for a tough test against Eastern Conference opponents Toronto FC on Saturday night. Overall, Sporting KC have won six of their last eight matches against Toronto FC, including a 2-1 win last September at BMO Field. Saturday's match is the second of three meetings between the two sides in the 2014 MLS regular season.
Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.
A few notable stats
- Benny Feilhaber ranks second in fouls suffered (48), while Dom Dwyer ranks tied for third (44)
- Dom Dwyer ranks tied for second in goals (14), first in shots (71), second in shots on target (31), first in multi-goal games (four), and second in game-winning goals (four)
- Toronto FC has hit the woodwork nine times during the 2014 season, second most in MLS
- Sporting KC’s seven MLS regular season wins in Canada are second most among American clubs behind D.C. United’s eight
- Toronto FC is one of two teams (Real Salt Lake) this season to come back from a two-goal deficit and win (July 12 vs. Houston, down 2-0, won 4-2)
- Sporting KC ranks tied for third with nine goals in the 76th minute or later
- Matt Besler ranks first in passing accuracy among defenders with at least 450 passes attempted (86.7%)
Head To Head (MLS regular season)
Overall: 10-4-5
- Home Matches: 7-1-2 (22 goals scored, 9 goals conceded)
- Away Matches: 3-3-3 (5 goals scored, 6 goals conceded)
Team Leaders (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Stat</u> |
<u>Toronto FC</u> |
Dom Dwyer 14 |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
Jermain Defoe 14 |
Benny Feilhaber 5 |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Jonathan Osorio 3 |
Dom Dwyer 72 |
<strong>SHOTS</strong> |
Jermain Defoe 45 |
Dom Dwyer 41 |
<strong>FOULS</strong> |
Doneil Henry 21 |
Eric Kronberg 38 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Joe Bendik 27 |
Eric Kronberg 0.88 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Julio Cesar 1.29 |
Team Stats (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Toronto FC</u> |
|
Goals Scored (Conceded) |
29 (18) |
26 (23) |
Shots (on goal) |
284 (103) |
223 (77) |
Chances Created |
201 |
170 |
Crosses/Corners |
371 |
302 |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
286 (306) |
220 (247) |
Duels Success |
49.32% |
50.85% |
Passes (Avg) |
436 |
350 |
Passing Accuracy |
81.11% |
75.03% |
Possession |
56.37% |
43.67% |
Recent regular season meetings
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
03/09/2013 |
2-1 |
L |
BMO Field |
07/13/2014 |
3-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
09/21/2013 |
2-1 |
W |
BMO Field |
05/23/2014 |
2-2 |
D |
Sporting Park |


