Sporting Kansas City hosts New England Revolution on Friday night in a pivotal Eastern Conference clash. The two sides currently sit second (SKC, 45 points) and third (NE, 42 points) in the East with five matches remaining in the regular season. After struggling for much of the summer, New England has found their form with wins in five of their last six matches. Friday's match is the third and final regular season meeting between the two sides this year.
Our By The Numbers preview takes a closer look at the matchup.
Sporting KC
- Sporting KC has scored three goals in three straight games across all competitions for the fourth time in team history, and the first time since 2007.
- Sporting KC ranks first with 26 headed shots on target
- Sporting KC ranks third in crossing accuracy from open play (24.3 percent)
- Sporting KC ranks first with 61 chances created from set play, 11 more than any other team
- Sporting KC ranks first in average possession (56.5 percent)
- Sporting KC ranks first in fewest shots allowed (285) and fewest shots allowed on target (103)
New England Revolution
- New England is winless in eight MLS matches in Kansas City dating back to 2008 (0-6-2) and has been shut out in each of their last three regular season matches at Sporting Park.
- New England’s nine road losses are fourth-most in MLS (4-1-9 overall)
- New England ranks first in shooting accuracy (53.2 percent), fourth in total shots (13.9 per game) and third in total shots on goal (5.4 per game)
- New England ranks first in corner kicks (185), but has only scored one goal off corner kicks this season
- New England ranks last with 58 successful crosses from open play
Head-to-head (MLS regular season)
Overall: 23-15-11
- Home games: 12-6-5 (35 GF, 23 GA)
- Away games: 11-9-6 (40 GF, 36 GA)
Team leaders (MLS regular season)
<u><strong>Sporting KC</strong></u> |
<strong>Statistic</strong> |
<u><strong>NE Revolution</strong></u> |
Dom Dwyer 19 |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
Lee Nguyen 13 |
Graham Zusi 7 |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Kelyn Rowe 5 |
Dom Dwyer 97<br>
Dom Dwyer 43 |
<strong>SHOTS<br>
(ON GOAL)</strong> |
Lee Nguyen 78<br>
Lee Nguyen 27 |
Dom Dwyer 58<br>
Benny Feilhaber 70 |
<strong>FOULS<br>
(SUFFERED)</strong> |
Lee Nguyen 44<br>
Lee Nguyen 66 |
Eric Kronberg 38 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Bobby Shuttleworth 75 |
Eric Kronberg 0.88 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Bobby Shuttleworth 1.26 |
Team stats (MLS regular season)
<u><strong>Sporting KC</strong></u> |
<u><strong>NE Revolution</strong></u> |
|
Goals Scored (Conceded) |
43 (34) |
41 (40) |
Shots (on goal) |
403 (141) |
404 (157) |
Chances Created |
283 |
303 |
Crosses/Corners |
546 |
485 |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
440 (432) |
382 (382) |
Duels Success |
49.29% |
47.37% |
Passes per game |
430 |
356 |
Passing Accuracy |
80.14% |
77.03% |
Average Possession |
56.51% |
50.14% |
Recent regular season meetings
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
07/21/2012 |
0-0 |
D |
Sporting Park |
08/04/2012 |
1-0 |
W |
Gillette Stadium |
03/23/2013 |
0-0 |
D |
Gillette Stadium |
08/10/2013 |
3-0 |
W |
Sporting Park |
04/26/2014 |
2-0 |
L |
Gillette Stadium |
09/03/2014 |
3-1 |
L |
Gillette Stadium |
