By The Numbers presented by KDOT: #CHIvSKC

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Sporting Kansas City (8-8-4, 28 points) carries a five-game unbeaten streak into Wednesday's road match at the Chicago Fire (3-8-5, 14 points). The longtime rivals will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live television coverage from Toyota Park beginning at 7 p.m. CT on 38 The Spot and SKCTV. The interconference tilt will also air live on 99.3 FM and La Grande 1340 AM.

After struggling for most of April and May, Sporting Kansas CIty has returned from the Copa America break with newfound momentum. The club has won three of its last four league games, including a pair of three-goal victories over the last 10 days. Greeting Peter Vermes' men on Wednesday are the Chicago Fire, who have lost just one of their last seven home games despite sitting at the bottom of the Supporters' Shield standings. We take a statistical look at the showdown in our By The Numbers preview...

Head-to-head

• Sporting KC has won each of its last two meetings against Chicago, both shutouts at Children's Mercy Park.
• Chicago has won four of its last five home games against Sporting KC, including a 2-1 result when the clubs most recently met at Toyota Park in May 2014.
• Chicago holds a 25-14-11 edge in the regular season series. Sporting KC's 25 losses to the Fire are their most to any MLS team.
• Sporting KC's .217 winning percentage in Chicago (4-17-2) is their worst regular season mark at any MLS club besides Orlando City SC (0-1-0).
• Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has four goals and two assists in 13 regular season appearances vs. Chicago.
• Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer has scored in three of his last four appearances vs. Chicago.
• Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson is 5-3-3 in 11 regular season starts vs. Sporting KC, posting a 0.91 goals against average and making 39 saves.

Chicago Fire

• 2016 MLS record: 3-8-5, 14 points (10th in East)
• 2016 MLS home record: 3-2-3 (9 GF, 8 GA)
• Last five games: 1-3-1, 4 points (T-L-L-W-L)
• Chicago is rooted at the bottom of the East and last in the Supporters' Shield standings, but has just one loss in its last seven home games (3-1-3). Veljko Paunovic's men are 2-0-2 in their last four at Toyota Park.
• Chicago has scored more than one goal just twice in 16 league games.
• Chicago has seven one-goal losses, most in MLS. The Fire have lost by more than one goal just once in 2016.
• Fifteen of Chicago's 16 MLS matches have been decided by a goal or less.
• Chicago has out-shot opponents in its last three home games by a total of 54-25 (two wins and one draw).
• Chicago is 19th in MLS with 0.94 goals per game and is the only club yet to score a headed goal.
• David Accam (four) and Kennedy Igboananike (four) have combined for more than half of Chicago's 15 goals in MLS.

Sporting Kansas City

• 2016 MLS record: 8-8-4, 28 points (5th in West)
• 2016 MLS road record: 2-4-3 (7 GF, 9 GA)
• Last five games: 3-0-2, 11 points (T-W-T-W-W)
• SKC has the best record in MLS (3-0-1) since the end of the Copa America break (June 18 - present). SKC leads MLS during this stretch with 2.5 goals per game.
• SKC has scored 10 goals in its last four games after scoring seven in its previous 11.
• SKC has scored multiple goals in four straight games for the first time since July 2014.
• SKC is 5-1-1 against teams from the East this season and 16-5-5 against interconference foes since the start of 2014.
• Sporting KC is winless in seven straight road games (0-4-3) after winning their first two of 2016.
• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has four goals and three assists for Sporting KC in his last five games across all competitions.
• Midfielder Roger Espinoza leads MLS with 133 duels won while ranking fifth with 43 tackles and 10th with 697 successful passes.
• Since May 20, defender Jimmy Medranda leads MLS in tackles (32) and interceptions (32) while ranking fourth in duels won (43). He also has a goal (July 10) and an assist (July 3) in his last two games.
• Defender Ike Opara has a goal (July 10) and an assist (July 3) in his last two games.

Milestones and Miscellany

• Roger Espinoza is one shy of entering a tie for 10th place in Sporting KC history with 149 regular season appearances for the club.
• Dom Dwyer is one shy of his 100th MLS regular season appearance and his 100th start for Sporting KC in all competitions.
• Matt Besler is one shy of his 200th MLS start for Sporting KC (including playoffs).
• Graham Zusi is one shy of his 150th start for Sporting KC in the MLS regular season.
• Lawrence Olum is one shy of his 100th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.
• Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 100th career substitute appearance in the MLS regular season. He would be the fifth MLS player to reach the century mark in regular season substitute appearances.
• Tim Melia is one shy of its 50th MLS appearance (including playoffs).

Team stats (2016 regular season)

MLS rank in parenthesis (source: WhoScored.com)

Recent #CHIvSKC meetings

• Regular season record vs. Chicago: 14-25-11
• Regular season road record at Chicago: 4-17-2 (22 GF, 47 GA)