If you’re looking for star players in MLS, this isn’t the game for you. Because MLS insists on having games during the international break, both teams come into the match short handed. Sporting Kansas City will be without four players including Graham Zusi and Matt Besler. Montreal will have seven players out, including Patrice Bernier, Laurent Ciman, and Blerim Dzemaili.
That doesn’t make the game count any less. Winner still gets three points and where both teams are in the standings, it’s a crucial game. Sporting looks to stay on top of the western conference, Montreal needs to climb out of the hole they’ve dug for themselves.