"By The Numbers" is a season-long series sponsored by The Kansas Department of Transportation, giving a statistical preview of every Sporting KC match.
3x The number of times more likely that a male is arrested for impaired driving than a female.
First-place Sporting Kansas City (8-4-8, 32 points) and eighth-place Real Salt Lake (7-12-2, 23 points) renew their Western Conference rivalry on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, marking the second time this season the clubs have met. In the first showdown on April 29, Sporting KC earned a 3-0 home win behind goals from Benny Feilhaber, Dom Dwyer and Gerso to snap a seven-game regular season winless run against Real Salt Lake.