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Five Things: What to know ahead of Sunday's match between Sporting and LA | Sept. 15, 2019

Five Things, presented by Keith + Associates Dentistry, is a weekly series on SportingKC.com that highlights the top storylines, players to watch and matchday programming ahead of each game throughout the season.

Sporting Kansas City (10-12-7 37 points) and the LA Galaxy (13-13-3, 42 points) enter the weekend as the first two teams below the playoff line in the Western Conference, making their Sunday night showdown at Dignity Health Sports Park all the more crucial as the postseason picture begins to crystalize. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT with live coverage on FS1, FOX Deportes, the FOX Sports app, ESPN 94.