Sporting Kansas City returns from a bye week on Saturday as they host the Montreal Impact. The two sides will meet three times in the 2014 Major League Soccer reagular season. Overall, it's been a very even series with both teams scoring six goals a piece in the series and a narrow edge to the away teams. Sporting KC head into the match unbeaten in their last four regular season matches, including two clean sheets at Sporting Park. The Impact's top scoring threat is forward Marco Di Vaio, who scored 20 goals in 33 appearances during the 2013 season.
Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.
A few notable stats
- Montreal is second in MLS in chances created with 69
- 10 of 11 goals from both teams have been scored inside the18 yard box
- Sporting KC leads MLS with 17 chances created from set pieces
- Montreal's Hassoun Camara (27) and Matteo Ferrari (26) are second and third in MLS for interceptions
- Sporting KC has five shutouts in their last eight regular season home matches and conceded one goal or less in each match
- Montreal are winless in their last eight MLS matches, dating back to October of last season
Head To Head (MLS regular season)
Overall: 2-3-1
- Home Matches: 1-2-0 (3 goals scored, 4 goals conceded)
- Away Matches: 1-1-1 (3 goals scored, 2 goals conceded)
Team Leaders (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Stat</u> |
<u>Montreal Impact</u> |
2 Dom Dwyer |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
six players tied 1 |
2 Zizzo/Zusi |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Justin Mapp 3 |
19 Dom Dwyer |
<strong>SHOTS</strong> |
Marco Di Vaio 22 |
Benny Feilhaber 12 |
<strong>FOULS</strong> |
Hassoun Camara 14 |
Eric Kronberg 9 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Troy Perkins 18 |
Eric Kronberg 0.80 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Chris Seitz 1.67 |
Team Stats (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Montreal Impact</u> |
|
Shots (on goal) |
78 (28) |
97 (36) |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
87 (75) |
87 (64) |
Duels Success (Avg) |
50.41% |
51.27% |
Passes (Avg) |
416 |
369 |
Passing Accuracy (Avg) |
79.88% |
75.62% |
Possession (Avg) |
56.96% |
48.60% |
Recent regular season meetings
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
09/22/2012 |
0-0 |
D |
Stade Saputo |
03/30/2013 |
2-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
03/25/2012 |
2-1 |
W |
Sporting Park |
07/27/2013 |
1-0 |
L |
Stade Saputo |
