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After going winless in the club’s first 10 matches (0-7-3) from Feb. 27 to April 29, Sporting Kansas City have rallied to record the most points, the most wins and the most goals per game of any team in the Western Conference since the start of May. The remarkable resurgence now has Sporting in position to potentially clinch a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season — a memorable feat the club has achieved on four previous occasions (2002, 2007, 2015, 2016), including twice at Children’s Mercy Park.
In fact, the club’s win on Decision Day in 2015 started a streak in which Sporting KC is unbeaten in 12 straight October home matches across all competition (10-0-2). Similarly, club captain Johnny Russell has scored nine career regular season goals in October which not only ranks as the most in the month in club history, but also ranks second most among all active MLS players.
Russell has scored in his last two appearances, leading Sporting to a 2-1 win over Houston in the team’s last home match on Sept. 23 and a 3-2 road result at Real Salt Lake on Oct. 7 in the club’s last outing. The Scottish winger has proven to be particularly productive in the all-time series with Minnesota, recording 13 goal contributions (three goals, 10 assists) in 14 regular season appearances.
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