Western Conference leaders Sporting Kansas City entered Saturday wielding a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions against a Montreal Impact side seeking its fourth shutout win in five games.
In a matchup of two hot teams, form abandoned the visitors as Montreal snapped their six-game winless drought against Sporting KC and brought an end to their undefeated two-month-long undefeated streak. Ignacio Piatti opened the scoring on 54 minutes before Alejandro Silva sealed the result with a 70th-minute spot kick.
So where does Sporting KC's nine-game run without a loss stack up all-time? It's the sixth-longest streak in club history, falling four matches short of tying the record set in 2012 and 2017.
SPORTING KC: LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAKS
(ALL-TIME, ALL COMPETITIONS)
<strong>Matches</strong> |
<strong>Dates</strong> |
<strong>Record</strong> |
13 |
08/04/12 to 10/24/12<br>
06/03/17 to 08/09/17 |
7-0-6<br>
6-0-7 |
12 |
03/25/00 to 05/27/00<br>
05/25/11 to 07/09/11 |
10-0-2<br>
6-0-6 |
10 |
06/05/04 to 07/24/04 |
7-0-3 |
9 |
08/23/00 to 09/29/00<br><em><strong>05/05/18 to 06/30/18</strong></em> |
4-0-5<br>
6-0-3 |
Manager Peter Vermes’ men will have the opportunity to bounce back quickly as the calendar turns to July. Wednesday’s road test at rivals Real Salt Lake followed by a highly anticipated battle with reigning MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield champion Toronto FC on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park. Kickoff on Wednesday is set for 9 p.m. CT, with three hours of live coverage at Rio Tinto Stadium beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports Midwest Plus. Saturday’s home game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT, with a limited number of tickets still available via SeatGeek.com.
