Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between Sporting Kansas City and the New England Revolution. 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. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via MLS's official website): "It always feels nice to win, especially on the road. At the same time, it's just one game. We've been very good at that in the past of taking one game at a time, not getting too high, not getting too low. These three points [we earned against Chivas USA] don't really mean much unless we follow it up the next game with another three points."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: The Revolution's Jermaine Jones has been instrumental since joining the club in the summer transfer window. The 32-year-old has assumed the role in front of the club's center-back pairing and is averaging 2.2 tackles per match.
Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gruenebaum - Juliao, Colin, Besler, Sinovic - Claros, Lopez - Sapong, Zusi, Toni - Dwyer
New England Revolution's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Shuttleworth - Farrell, Goncalves, Soares, Barnes - Jones - Fagundez, Kobayashi, Nguyen, Rowe - Davies
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
DC United |
29 |
14 |
6 |
9 |
45 |
34 |
11 |
48 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
29 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
43 |
34 |
9 |
45 |
|||
|
3 |
New England Revolution |
29 |
13 |
3 |
13 |
41 |
40 |
1 |
42 |
|||
|
4 |
New York Red Bulls |
29 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
48 |
42 |
6 |
41 |
|||
|
5 |
Columbus Crew |
29 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
41 |
36 |
5 |
40 |
|||
|
6 |
Philadelphia Union |
29 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
45 |
43 |
2 |
38 |
|||
|
7 |
Toronto FC |
28 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
39 |
43 |
-4 |
37 |
|||
|
8 |
Houston Dynamo |
28 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
33 |
50 |
-17 |
33 |
|||
|
9 |
Chicago Fire |
28 |
5 |
16 |
7 |
37 |
43 |
-6 |
31 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
34 |
52 |
-18 |
24 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
LA Galaxy |
29 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
59 |
31 |
28 |
54 |
|||
|
2 |
Seattle Sounders |
29 |
17 |
3 |
9 |
53 |
44 |
9 |
54 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Salt Lake |
29 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
49 |
36 |
13 |
49 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Dallas |
30 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
52 |
40 |
12 |
48 |
|||
|
5 |
Portland Timbers |
29 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
52 |
48 |
4 |
39 |
|||
|
6 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
29 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
36 |
39 |
-3 |
37 |
|||
|
7 |
Colorado Rapids |
29 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
40 |
53 |
-13 |
31 |
|||
|
8 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
28 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
33 |
41 |
-8 |
28 |
|||
|
9 |
Chivas USA |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
54 |
-31 |
24 |
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