Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Sporting KC 10th on 49, Chivas USA 16th on 33. Chivas USA's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Chivas USA ran at 0.85 scored and 1.79 conceded, Sporting KC at 1.41 and 1.21.
Chivas USA had gone 8 games without a win. Over the last five, Chivas USA had taken 1 of 15 points to Sporting KC's 7.
Stubhub Center in California staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,550. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting KC led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.