- Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake played to a scoreless draw at Sporting Park on Saturday, marking the third consecutive draw between the two clubs when including MLS Cup 2013.
- With the draw, Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake remain tied for third place in the Western Conference with nine points.
- The scoreless draw marked Sporting KC's third shutout of 2015 and extended their unbeaten streak to four matches.
- Sporting KC made one personnel change from last Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Union, replacing Jimmy Medranda with Krisztian Nemeth.
- Sporting KC was without Graham Zusi, who is still recovering from a left hamstring strain.
- Seth Sinovic also missed Saturday's match with a left groin strain.
- Matt Besler made his 150th MLS regular season start on Saturday.
- Roger Espinoza surpassed 10,000 minutes played in his Sporting KC career on Saturday. Espinoza becomes the fifth active player on Sporting KC's roster to accomplish this milestone along with Besler, Zusi, Sinovic and Chance Myers.
- Real Salt Lake has yet to concede a goal on the road this season.
- Real Salt Lake and the New York Red Bulls are the only two MLS teams without a loss in 2015. Real Salt Lake went unbeaten for the first 12 matches of the 2014 season (6-0-6).
- Real Salt Lake is winless in five trips to Sporting Park (0-2-3) with one goal in 480 minutes.
- Real Salt Lake is 1-5-5 all-time in Kansas City (including playoffs).
- Ike Opara left the match in the 84th minute due to injury.
- Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake are two of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four seasons.
- Saturday marked the first of three regular season meetings between the clubs in 2015. Sporting KC will visit Rio Tinto on June 21 and July 24.
- Benny Feilhaber led all players with five chances created on Saturday.
- Feilhaber also led all starters with a 90% passing accuracy.
- Opara led all players with 13 duels won and eight aerial duels won.
- Besler led all players with 43 successful passes.
- Sporting KC held an opponent to zero shots on goal for the ninth time in team history and seventh time since 2011.
- Real Salt Lake was held without a shot on goal for only the fourth time in team history.
- Sporting Park welcomed 20,087 fans to Sporting Park on Saturday, marking the 57th consecutive sellout.
- The first 10,000 fans to arrive on Saturday received Sporting KC spirit sleeves courtesy of match sponsor UMB Bank.
- U.S. Women's National Team members Heather O'Reilly and Becky Sauerbrunn signed autographs on the Sprint Plaza prior to Saturday's match.
- FC Kansas City will open their 2015 NWSL season at 3 p.m. CT on Sunday at Sporting Park. Prior to the game, the reigning champions will receive their championship rings on the field.
- Sporting KC returns to MLS action next Saturday when they visit the reigning MLS Champions LA Galaxy at StubHub Center.
