Sidney Crosby will tell you. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar showed you. Josef Bican proved it to you: The closer a player or a team is to the goal, the more likely they are to score. It is a simple concept.
After a 0-0 draw with visiting Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday night, Sporting Kansas City’s shot zones after three winless matches are as follows: 5% inside the 6-yard box (21st in Major League Soccer (MLS), 40% inside the 18-yard box (29th), and 55% outside the 18-yard box (2nd) per whoscored.