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Fast Facts: Sporting KC at D.C. United - May 31, 2014

Go in-depth behind Sporting Kansas City's 1-0 loss against D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday with this match's fast facts.


  • D.C. United defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Saturday, extending Sporting KC's winless streak to five games. The winless streak is the team's longest since a 10-game winless run in the 2011 season.
  • Sporting KC is 5-5-4 in 2014 and 2-4-0 on the road.
  • Sporting KC is 20-19-10 against D.C. United all-time and now 6-13-5 on the road in the series.
  • Saturday marked Sporting KC's seventh game in a 28-day span. 
  • Sporting KC's last win came on May 10 against the Montreal Impact.
  • Sporting KC made only one change to their starting lineup from the club's last match against the New York Red Bulls, with Jacob Peterson replacing Sal Zizzo.
  • Sporting KC has now fielded 14 different lineups through 14 games this season.
  • Twenty-four different players have started an MLS match for Sporting KC this season, more than any other club in 2014.
  • The loss on Saturday marked Sporting KC's first in the club's last eight meetings versus D.C. United.
  • Sporting KC leads all MLS teams with 60.49 percent possession in away matches.
  • Sporting KC leads MLS in total passes (6,597), successful passes (5,439) and possession percentage (59.98).
  • Sporting KC have conceded the second fewest shots in MLS (120). LA Galaxy have allowed 108 with four fewer games played.
  • Sporting KC are conceding a League low of 8.57 shots per game. 
  • D.C. United (6-4-3, 21 points) has already eclipsed last season's point total (17 points) in less than a third of the games.
  • D.C. United has more points at home (17) than any team in the Eastern Conference.
  • D.C. United is the only club to have four active players with 50+ MLS goals: Fabian Espindola, Davy Arnaud, Chris Rolfe and Eddie Johnson.
  • D.C. United starting midfielder Davy Arnaud played for KC from 2002-2011, scoring 47 goals and adding 36 assists in 255 MLS appearances.
  • With 77 minutes played on Saturday, Jacob Peterson surpassed 10,000 minutes played in his MLS career. 
  • Sporting KC won the club's first MLS Cup championship at RFK Stadium.
  • Sporting KC defender Aurelien Collin left Saturday's match in the ninth minute of play due to injury. Collin was replaced by 17-year-old center back Erik Palmer-Brown.
  • Fabian Espindola gave D.C. United the lead with his 28th-minute goal, his seventh of the season and 51st of his career in the regular season. Chris Korb earned the assist.
  • Kevin Ellis and Seth Sinovic led all players with 10 duels won on Saturday.
  • Ellis led all players with five aerial duels won on Saturday.
  • Antonio Dovale led all players with 70 passes and three chances created on Saturday.
  • Erik Palmer-Brown and Alex Martinez led all players with four tackles won on Saturday.
  • In the 94th minute of the match, D.C. United substitute Alex Caskey was shown a red card for a late tackle on Kevin Ellis.
  • There has been eight red cards issued in Sporting KC's last 10 matches, three have been to a Sporting KC player and five have been to an opponent. 
  • Sporting KC faces the Houston Dynamo in their next MLS match on June 6 at BBVA Compass Stadium. 
  • Sporting KC is unbeaten in their last three matches at BBVA Compass Stadium.