By The Numbers: Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls - May 27, 2014

Sporting Kansas City looks to get to their winning ways on Tuesday night as they host the New York Red Bulls at Sporting Park. Both teams are winless in their last three matches but remain favorites to contend for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. New York features a strong attack with Thierry Henry transitioning to more a playmaker role while Bradley Wright-Phillips has been the main scoring threat. It's a quick turnaround for the Red Bulls who will be playing their second match in a four day span. 

Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.

A few notable stats

• New York leads MLS with 350 crosses/corners, Sporting KC leads MLS with a 31.72% accuracy on crosses/corners
• Sporting KC has not conceded a goal at home from outside the 18 yard box
• New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips is averaging a goal every 89.9 minutes while Dom Dwyer is averaging a goal every 87.3 minutes
• Lloyd Sam leads New York with 28 chances created, 17 of those coming in away matches
• Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS with 427 passes in home matches, with a passing accuracy of 85.25%
• In away matches, New York has conceded the second most shots on goal with 40
• Sporting KC has earned a shutout in four of their last six matches against New York

Head To Head (MLS regular season)

Overall: 19-18-11

• Home Matches: 14-8-3 (39 goals scored, 29 goals conceded)
• Away Matches: 5-10-8 (23 goals scored, 29 goals conceded)

Team Leaders (MLS regular season)

Team Stats (MLS regular season)

Recent regular season meetings