Go in-depth for Sporting Kansas City's 2-1 win at Chicago on Sunday afternoon with this match's Fast Facts.
- With the win, Sporting Kansas City moves into a tie with the Montreal Impact for first place of the Eastern Conference with 30 points. Montreal plays Chivas USA at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday.
- Sporting KC's record moves to 8-5-6 this season and 4-2-3 away from home. The team's 15 road points are the most in the League this season.
- Sporting KC's four road victories and .611 winning percentage on the road are tied for the best in the League this season away from home.
- Sporting KC is now 12-23-10 against the Fire all-time and 4-15-2 on the road in the series.
- Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire meet three times during the 2013 MLS regular season. The first match took place on March 16 and ended in a 0-0 draw at Sporting Park. The final match will be on August 23 at Toyota Park.
- Benny Feilhaber opened the scoring for Sporting Kansas City in the 6th minute of the match. The goal is his first since joining Sporting Kansas City and the sixth goal of his MLS career.
- Feilhaber's goal came off a Matt Besler throw-in, marking the third time in 2013 that Sporting Kansas City has scored off a throw-in.
- Feilhaber's last MLS goal prior to Sunday came on June 12, 2012 against Chicago while playing for the New England Revolution.
- Graham Zusi scored Sporting KC's second goal two minutes later. The goal was Zusi's fourth of the season and 15th of his MLS career.
- Zusi's goal was his sixth career game-winning goal, which ties him for eighth in club history.
- Sporting Kansas City is 11-0-1 all-time when Zusi scores in an MLS match.
- Sporting Kansas City is the only team with a positive goal difference on the road in the Eastern Conference (+2) and second in the League behind only the Portland Timbers (+3).
- Seth Sinovic earned his second assist of the season and fourth of his MLS career on Sunday. Both of Sinovic's assist this season have come on game-winning goals.
- Seth Sinovic did not receive a yellow card in Sunday's match. Due to the good behavior incentive, Sinovic will have his caution accumulation total reduced to three.
- Sunday marks the second time all season that Sporting KC has scored two goals during the first half.
- Sporting KC has scored five goals in the opening 15 minutes of games in 2013, tied for the second most during that span in MLS this season.
- Sunday marked Sporting Kansas City's seventh multi-goal game this season.
- Zusi's goal in Sunday's match marks just the second time that Sporting KC has scored a goal from outside the penalty area this season.
- Zusi's goal on Sunday was his third career goal against Chicago which is tied with Kei Kamara for most among active Sporting KC players.
- Sporting KC has scored 24 of the team's 26 goals from inside the penalty area this season.
- Sporting KC was outshot 12-11 on Sunday. Sporting KC is 2-1-1 when getting outshot by their opponent in 2013.
- Sporting KC is 7-3-5 when wearing Sporting Blue in 2013.
- Sunday's victory ended the Chicago Fire's five-game winning streak and nine-game unbeaten streak in all-competition.
- Sporting KC has only one loss in the team's last eight MLS matches.
- Sporting KC was without defender Mechack Jerome and midfielder Peterson Joseph on Sunday. Both players are with the Haiti Men's National Team in advance of their 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup opener on Monday against Honduras at Red Bull Arena.
- Sean Johnson missed Sunday's match while with the U.S. Men's National Team for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- Sporting KC's scored on their only two shots on goal on Sunday.
- Graham Zusi, Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin were announced as fan selections for the Fan XI for the AT&T MLS All-Star Game at halftime of Sporting Kansas City's nationally televised match against the Chicago Fire.
- Zusi's 82 corner kicks in 2013 are the most in MLS.
- Sporting Kansas City is unbeaten in their last four matches on the road.
- Sporting Kansas City has conceded nine goals on the road this season, fewest in MLS.
- Chicago's Mike Magee scored the lone goal for the Fire moving into a tie for most goals scored in the League this season with 11.
- Magee's goal was his third career goal against Sporting KC which is most among active Chicago players.
- Sporting Kansas City's +7 goal differential is tied with the New England Revolution for the best in the Eastern Conference.
- Nielsen has started and played the full 90 minutes in 75 straight MLS matches (including postseason). That's the longest active streak among MLS players.
- Nielsen has the best career goals against average (1.02) in League history among MLS goalkeepers with a minimum of 4,500 minutes played.
- Nielsen matched his season high with four saves on Sunday.
- Sporting KC is 5-1-1 when leading at halftime in 2013.
- Sporting KC is 7-2-3 when scoring the first goal in a match.
- Sporting KC is 6-0-1 when leading at the 75-minute mark in 2013.
- Claudio Bieler is the only Sporting KC player to have played in every competitive match this season.
- Sporting Kansas City's 287 shots are most in MLS this season.
- The Chicago Fire's Gonzalo Segares will miss the Fire's next match after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season on Sunday.
- Daniel Paladini will also miss Chicago's next match after being ejected for a dangerous tackle on Dom Dwyer in the 93rd minute on Sunday.
- Paladini's ejection was the fourth red card by a Sporting KC opponent this season.
- Sporting Kansas City has allowed the fewest shots in MLS this season, conceding just 175 shots in 2013.
- Matt Besler led all players on Sunday with nine clearances.
- Kei Kamara led all players on Sunday with eight aerial duels, winning seven of them.
- Kei Kamara led all players in duels (22) and duels won (10) on Sunday.
- Approximately 400 Sporting Kansas City supporters traveled to Chicago on Sunday for the match.
