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Two teams near the top of their respective conferences square off Saturday as Sporting Kansas City (5-2-3, 18 points) visits Orlando City SC (6-3-0, 18 points) for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, ESPN 99.3 FM and La Grande 1340 AM.

No team has more clean sheets away from home than Sporting Kansas City's three, but Peter Vermes' men could be facing their toughest road test of 2017. The Lions are a perfect 5-0-0 at the new Orlando City Stadium, where they have scored eight goals and allowed just two. We take a statistical look at the matchup in our By The Numbers preview...

Head-to-head

• The sides last met in May 2016 at Children's Mercy Park when Sporting KC earned a 2-1 comeback win behind goals from Dom Dwyer and Jacob Peterson.
• Sporting KC outshot Orlando 34-7 in the most recent meeting, finishing with 13 shots on goal while limiting the Lions to zero shots on target. The 34 shot attempts set an all-time Kansas City record and were the third-most in a regular season match in MLS history.
• Orlando won the inaugural MLS meeting between the sides in September 2015, claiming a 3-1 victory at Camping World Stadium. In that match, Benny Feilhaber set a Kansas City record with his 19th assist of the season in all competitions.
• The teams met twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when Orlando was previously a member of the United Soccer League. Sporting KC won 3-2 in the 2012 Round of 32 en route to hoisting the title, but Orlando exacted revenge with a 1-0 triumph in the 2013 Round of 16. Both matches were played at Children's Mercy Park.
• Sporting KC forward Soony Saad scored a second-half brace in Sporting KC's 2012 Open Cup win over Orlando.

Orlando City SC

• 2017 MLS record: 6-3-0, 18 points (2nd in East)
• 2017 MLS home record: 5-0-0 (8 GF, 2 GA)
• Last five games: 3-2-0, 9 points (W-W-W-L-L)
• Last MLS match: L 4-0 at Houston Dynamo on Saturday
• The Lions are 5-0-0 at the new Orlando City Stadium with three shutouts. Four of the five victories have come by a one-goal margin.
• Orlando owns five one-goal victories this season. No other team has more than three.
• Orlando's two home goals conceded are tied for the second-fewest in MLS.
• Orlando is 6-0-0 when scoring first but 0-3-0 when conceding first in 2017.
• Orlando has lost two straight games, both away from home, by a combined score of 6-1.
• Orlando leads MLS with 16.8 tackles won per game.
• Forward Cyle Larin is tied for third in MLS with six goals, including a league-best four game-winners. Since entering MLS in 2015, Larin ranks fifth with 37 regular season goals.
• Midfielder Carlos Rivas leads MLS with four big chances created and ranks third with 17 shot attempts from outside the box, one of which has resulted in a goal.
• Midfielder Will Johnson is tied for the MLS lead with two assists from set pieces.
• Defender Jonathan Spector is fourth in MLS with 58 clearances.
• Midfielder Kaka has scored two goals in his last three games after missing almost two months of action through injury.

 Sporting KC

• 2017 MLS record: 5-2-3, 18 points (2nd in West)
• 2017 MLS away record: 1-2-2 (1 GF, 3 GA)
• Last five games: 3-2-0, 9 points (W-L-W-W-L)
• Last MLS match: L 2-0 at Minnesota United FC on Sunday
• Sporting KC leads MLS with six shoutouts and boasts a league-low 0.50 goals against average.
• Sporting KC is tied for the league lead with three road shutouts (Toronto FC).
• Sporting KC's five goals allowed are the second-fewest through 10 regular season matches in club history.
• Sporting KC has scored just one goal in five road games this season.
• Eight of Sporting KC's 11 goals this season have come in the second half.
• Sporting KC is 5-0-0 this season when scoring first, but 0-2-0 when conceding first.
• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is tied for first in MLS with a 0.50 goals against average, leads the league with six shutouts, and ranks second with an 80.6 save percentage.
• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for second in MLS with 17 chances created from open play.
• Midfielder Ilie is second in MLS with 733 passes, four behind Crew SC's Wil Trapp, and ranks seventh with 68 duels won.
• Graham Zusi leads MLS defenders with 16 chances created, four more than any other defender. He also ranks fourth among all MLS players with 10 successful crosses from open play.
• Sporting KC has allowed just three goals in the nine matches defender Ike Opara has started.

Milestones and Miscellany

• Defender Matt Besler is one shy of his 250th career appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.
• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 50th career assist in the MLS regular season.
• Goalkeeper Tim Melia has 22 regular season shutouts for Sporting KC, one shy of passing Kevin Hartman and Bo Oshoniyi for sole possession of third place in club history.

Team stats (2017 regular season)

MLS rank in parenthesis (source: Opta)

All-time #ORLvSKC meetings

• Regular season record vs. Orlando: 1-1-0 (4 GF, 5 GA)
• Regular season away record at Orlando: 0-1-0 (1 GF, 3 GA)