"By The Numbers" is a season-long series sponsored by The Kansas Department of Transportation, giving a statistical preview of every Sporting KC match.
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At pole position in the Western Conference for more than two months, Sporting Kansas City (8-4-7, 31 points) puts its club-record home unbeaten streak on the line Thursday when Manager Peter Vermes' men welcome the upstart Philadelphia Union (6-7-4, 22 points) to Children's Mercy Park for a 7:30 p.m. CT kickoff on FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish).