Two clubs in opposite conferences of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City. The first-division clash scheduled for 7 p.m. ET will be held at Yankee Stadium in New York City can be live streamed here free.

What They're Saying

New York City defender Jeb Brovsky (via MLS): "Looking forward, I think the club has put a big effort on defensive work and I think all 11 guys were committed today [Saturday]. Josh [Saunders] made some big saves for us and it's big-time to go away with a clean sheet."

Sporting Kansas City defender Ike Opara: "We've had three different lineups defensively in the first three games, but all the guys have worked hard and given their all. It finally gelled for the full 90 minutes. For the first two games, I thought we were good at times defensively, but we had a couple lapses."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Outside of David Villa, Mix Diskerud is one of the few players who has impressed for New York in the opening two weeks. In three appearances, the 24-year-old has one goal and an average of one key pass.

New York City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Saunders; Brovsky, Wingert, Hernandez, Siriboe; Grabavoy, Mix, Jacobson, Calle; Villa, Mullins

Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Marin; Sinovic, Besler, Opara, Anibaba; Nagamura, Feilhaber, Carrasco; Medranda, Dwyer, Zusi

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

Standings

WESTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Dallas33006159
2San Jose Earthquakes32015416
3Vancouver Whitecaps32013306
4LA Galaxy31205325
5Houston Dynamo31112204
6Seattle Sounders21015323
7Portland Timbers30302203
8Real Salt Lake20203302
9Colorado Rapids20200002
10Sporting Kansas City302124-22
EASTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1New York City FC31203125
2New York Red Bulls21103124
3Orlando City SC31112204
4Columbus Crew21012113
5Toronto FC21013303
6DC United210112-13
7Philadelphia Union302135-22
8Impact Montreal201101-11
9New England Revolution301205-51
10Chicago Fire300315-40