The visiting team has won just two of the last 19 MLS meetings between Sporting Kansas City and New England (including playoffs) dating back to August 2010. The home team has won nine of the last 11 encounters dating back to August 2013 (D1 L1).
Sporting’s last match was a 1–0 home defeat to Vancouver on May 28, just the third time they’ve failed to score in a home MLS match since the start of last season. SKC hasn’t been blanked in two straight home MLS matches since failing to score in three straight league games at Children’s Mercy Park from September 2017 to March 2018.
There have been only three total clean sheets (2 for, 1 against) in New England’s first 13 MLS games in 2022. Goals are flowing on the road, with New England scoring in 11 straight, and 20 of their last 21 away from home, while they’ve conceded in 10 straight on the road.
Sporting has struggled to find help for its top two scorers, with Johnny Russell and Dániel Sallói scoring eight of the team’s 13 goals (4 each). Only three other SKC players scoring a goal this MLS season. In all, the five Sporting Kansas City players with a goal this season are tied with D.C. United for fewest in MLS in 2022.
Adam Buksa scored in his last six MLS matches before moving to Lens, the longest goal-scoring run to end a career in MLS history. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in his last five regular season matches in 2019 while Daryl Dike scored in his last five matches, including playoffs, in 2021.
