SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION Live Stream Online: 2014 MLS Standings, Live Coverage From Kansas City, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

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Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between Sporting Kansas City and the Philadelphia Union. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at Sporting Park in Kansas City and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network.

For SKC head coach Peter Vermes, it's normally an embarrassment of riches at his disposal. Injuries, suspensions and international duty, however, have hampered the club boss. There are limited options to fill a competitive back line.

"I don't know what it's going to be like on the weekend," Vermes told reporters after Tuesday's training session (via Steve Brisendine on MLS's official website). "My thought process right now is that he's [Seth Sinovic] going to be out. It's just a lot of games this year, fatigue probably setting in a little bit. That sort of thing happens."

"It's at a very inopportune time," he added. "From that point of view, it doesn't help us at all. I don't like it."

Like it or not, Kansas City's defense will be tasked with stymying a potent Union attack.

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Springing the Union's counter attack at Sporting Park tonight is Sebastien Le Toux. The 30-year-old enters today with eight goals and an average of 1.2 key passes per match.

Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Gruenebaum; Ellis, Brown, Collin, Juliao; Feilhaber, Olum, Zizzo; Zusi, Dwyer, Saad

Philadelphia Union's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): MacMath; Gaddis, Edu, White, Williams; Nogueira, Lahoud, Okugo, Cruz; Le Toux, Casey

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   Sporting Kansas City 21 11 5 5 31 19 12 38  
  2   DC United 20 11 4 5 32 20 12 37  
  3   New England Revolution 21 8 2 11 28 33 -5 26  
  4   Toronto FC 19 7 5 7 27 28 -1 26  
  5   Columbus Crew 21 6 8 7 25 27 -2 26  
  6   New York Red Bulls 21 5 10 6 33 32 1 25  
  7   Philadelphia Union 21 5 8 8 33 35 -2 23  
  8   Chicago Fire 20 3 12 5 27 33 -6 21  
  9   Houston Dynamo 20 5 4 11 22 40 -18 19  
  10   Impact Montreal 20 3 5 12 21 37 -16 14  
WESTERN CONFERENCE
  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   Seattle Sounders 19 12 2 5 35 27 8 38  
  2   Real Salt Lake 21 8 9 4 32 27 5 33  
  3   FC Dallas 21 8 6 7 34 31 3 30  
  4   Colorado Rapids 21 8 6 7 31 27 4 30  
  5   LA Galaxy 18 8 6 4 29 16 13 30  
  6   Vancouver Whitecaps 21 6 11 4 31 29 2 29  
  7   Portland Timbers 21 6 9 6 35 35 0 27  
  8   Chivas USA 20 6 5 9 21 33 -12 23  
  9   San Jose Earthquakes 18 5 5 8 22 20 2 20

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