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Sporting Kansas City (2-2-3, 9 points) and the New England Revolution (2-6-1, 7 points) will lock horns on Saturday at Children's Mercy Park, looking to bounce back from recent losses as the month of April draws to a close. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and tickets remain available at SeatGeek.com as Sporting celebrates Kansas City Night, highlighted by a $31 T-Shirt and ticket package in partnership with The Kansas City Clothing Company.
FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus and FOX Sports GO will provide three hours of live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT, while radio broadcasts will air live on Sports Radio 810 WHB, SiriusXM FC and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM. We take a statistical look at the interconference clash in our newest edition of By The Numbers.
Head-to-Head
- Sporting have lost five of the last seven meetings against New England since 2014.
- The last six meetings between the teams have produced a combined 24 goals. Sporting is 2-4-0 during that stretch.
- Sporting are 5-1-2 against New England at Children's Mercy Park, with all five wins coming by multiple goals.
- Sporting’s 25-18-11 regular season record versus New England is their best against any MLS charter member.
- Sporting forward Gerso Fernandes tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over New England in September 2017 at Children's Mercy Park, the last time the Revs visited Kansas City.
- New England forward Teal Bunbury has scored four goals in six regular season appearances against his former club, including the lone goal in a 1-0 home win over Sporting last April.
New England Revolution
- 2019 MLS record: 2-6-1 (7 points, 10th in Eastern Conference)
- 2019 MLS away record: 0-2-1 (3 GF, 5 GA)
- Last MLS match: L 0-3 vs. Montreal Impact on April 24
- Last 5 MLS matches: 2-3-0, 6 points (W-L-L-W-L)
- New England ranks last in MLS with 0.67 goals scored per game and 2.3 shots on target per game. Their minus-9 goal differential (6 GF, 15 GA) is the second-worst in the league.
- New England are 5-34-15 in regular season away matches since the start of 2016.
- New England have failed to score in five of their nine matches this season, more than any other team.
- New England ranks second in MLS with 61.7 duels won per game.
- Midfielder Carles Gil has scored (three) or assisted (two) on five of New England's six goals this season. The Spaniard ranks third in MLS with 24 chances created.
- Forward Teal Bunbury bagged a career-high 11 goals in 2018 but has yet to open his scoring account in 2019.
- Defenders Jalil Anibaba and Edgar Castillo are tied for fourth in MLS with 19 interceptions apiece.
Sporting
- 2019 MLS record: 2-2-3, 9 points (7th in West)
- 2019 MLS home record: 2-0-1 (11 GF, 3 GA)
- Last MLS match: L 1-4 at San Jose Earthquakes on April 20
- Last 5 MLS matches: 1-1-3, 6 points (T-W-T-T-L)
- Sporting are unbeaten in nine straight regular season home matches dating back to last August.
- Sporting are 29-3-14 in regular season home matches since June 2016.
- Sporting are winless in five straight matches across all competitions, taking two draws and three losses.
- Midfielder Gianluca Busio has become the third player in MLS history to score four career league goals before his 17th birthday.
- Forward Johnny Russell has four goals in his last five MLS appearances.
- Forward Krisztian Nemeth leads Sporting with eight goals this season in all competitions.
- Forward Gerso Fernandes has recorded four goals and four assists this season in all competitions.
Recent #SKCvNE regular season meetings
- Regular season record vs. New England: 25-18-11 (85 GF, 69 GA)
- Regular season home record vs. New England: 14-7-5 (44 GF, 29 GA)
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
<strong>H/A</strong> |
<strong>Details</strong> |
05/20/2015 |
W 4-2 |
Away |
Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth score for Sporting |
10/01/2016 |
L 1-3 |
Away |
Kei Kamara and Juan Agudelo fire New England to victory |
09/16/2017 |
W 3-1 |
Home |
Gerso Fernandes tallies goal and assist in home win |
04/28/2018 |
L 0-1 |
Away |
Teal Bunbury scores controversial goal just before halftime |
Team stats (2019 regular season)
MLS rank in parenthesis (source: Opta, as of April 25)
<strong>Category (per game)</strong> |
<strong>Sporting</strong> |
<strong>New England</strong> |
Goals scored |
2.14 (4th) |
0.67 (24th) |
Goals conceded |
1.57 (15th) |
1.67 (18th) |
Shots |
15.4 (2nd) |
10.8 (19th) |
Shots on goal |
5.6 (3rd) |
2.3 (24th) |
Shooting accuracy |
47.0 (11th) |
29.6 (24th) |
Passing accuracy |
83.0 (5th) |
74.1 (23rd) |
Possession |
56.5 (2nd) |
47.5 (15th) |
Duels won |
49.1 (23rd) |
61.7 (2nd) |
Tackles won |
9.6 (20th) |
11.6 (9th) |
Interceptions |
8.3 (22nd) |
13.2 (5th) |
Clearances |
17.0 (17th) |
13.9 (24th) |
Fouls committed |
12.3 (12th) |
14.7 (2nd) |
Fouls suffered |
10.9 (15th) |
12.9 (5th) |
Shots faced |
12.7 (13th) |
11.7 (10th) |
