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September 22, 2012 1:05 PM EDT
Stade Saputo — Montreal, Quebec
Referee:‬ J. Gonzalez‎
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MLS Preview: Montreal Impact - Sporting Kansas City

Montreal will need home field advantage as it looks to resurrect its faint playoff hopes against top-of-the-East Sporting Kansas City.

By Keith Hickey

More On :  Montreal Impact, Sporting Kansas City, Montreal Impact vs Sporting Kansas City
Alessandro Nesta, Montreal Impact, MLS
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  PROBABLE LINEUPS
Montreal Impact (4-2-3-1): Perkins; Valentin, Nesta, Rivas, Ferrari; Warner, Bernier; Arnaud, Martins, Nyassi; Di Vaio.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: FW Bernardo Corradi (L knee ACL tear);

PROBABLE: MF Josh Gardner (L groin strain)
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Besler, Collin, Sinovic; Espinoza, Cesar, Nagamura; Zusi, Sapong, Kamara.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: FW Teal Bunbury (L knee ACL tear); DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture);

DOUBTFUL: FW Bobby Convey (R hamstring strain);

PROBABLE: FW Jacob Peterson (R shoulder sprain)
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Montreal's Marco Di Vaio has scored in four straight games, the longest active streak in MLS.
  • Sporting Kansas City’s Graham Zusi has taken 125 corner kicks this year. No one on Montreal has taken more than 60.
  • After a five-game winning streak, the Impact have lost back-to-back games, their first consecutive losses since June 27- July 4.
  • Following a 2-0 win over New York on Wednesday, the Red Bulls' first home loss of the season, Sporting is just three points behind Supporters' Shield leader San Jose and riding a seven-game unbeaten run.
  • KC’s Graham Zusi collected his 14th assist of the season in that match. He tops the MLS assist charts for 2012.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
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  • Montreal Impact 2-0 Sporting Kansas City
    18.75 %
  • Montreal Impact 1-0 Sporting Kansas City
    18.75 %
  • Montreal Impact 0-2 Sporting Kansas City
    12.5 %
Head to Head
Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2013-03-30 Sporting Kansas City 2 - Montreal Impact 0
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2012-09-22 Montreal Impact 0 - Sporting Kansas City 0
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2012-07-04 Montreal Impact 1 - Sporting Kansas City 3
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2012-05-05 Sporting Kansas City 0 - Montreal Impact 2
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Last Five Matches
Montreal Impact
2013-05-15Montreal Impact 0 - Vancouver Whitecaps 0CAN1
2013-05-11Montreal Impact 3 - Real Salt Lake 2MLS
2013-05-08New York Red Bulls 2 - Montreal Impact 1MLS
2013-05-04San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Montreal Impact 2MLS
2013-05-01Montreal Impact 6 - Toronto FC 0CAN1
Sporting Kansas City
2013-05-12Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1MLS
2013-05-08Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1MLS
2013-05-05Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0MLS
2013-04-27Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3MLS
2013-04-20Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - Sporting Kansas City 0MLS
Odds
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Returns: Draw $13.50 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Returns: Sporting Kansas City $65.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Team News
Available Squads
1Troy PerkinsGoalkeeper
6Hassoun CamaraDefender
27Matteo FerrariGoalkeeper
14Alessandro NestaDefender
15Jeb BrovskyMidfielder
7Felipe MartinsMidfielder
8Patrice BernierMidfielder
18Collen WarnerMidfielder
21Justin MappMidfielder
22Davy ArnaudMidfielder
9Marco Di VaioStriker
-Greg SuttonGoalkeeper
-Shavar ThomasDefender
17Dennis IapichinoDefender
11Sanna NyassiMidfielder
27Lamar NeagleMidfielder
28Sinisa UbiparipovicStriker
33A. WengerMidfielder
1Jimmy NielsenGoalkeeper
-Michael HarringtonDefender
5Matt BeslerDefender
13Lawrence OlumMidfielder
15Seth SinovicDefender
8Graham ZusiStriker
20Oriol RosellStriker
-Julio CésarDefender
17C. J. SapongStriker
23Kei KamaraStriker
37Jacob PetersonMidfielder
18Eric KronbergGoalkeeper
7Chance MyersDefender
-Neven MarkovicDefender
6Paulo NagamuraMidfielder
19Peterson JosephMidfielder
88Michael ThomasMidfielder
-Dominic DwyerStriker
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Jack McInerney Jack McInerney
Striker
Philadelphia Union 		8 0
Mike Magee Mike Magee
Midfielder
Los Angeles Galaxy 		6 1
Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler
Striker
Sporting Kansas City 		6 1
Marco Di Vaio Marco Di Vaio
Striker
Montreal Impact 		6 0
Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw
Striker
Toronto FC 		5 2

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