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Five Things: What to know ahead of Saturday's match between Sporting and Chicago

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 (4-7-7, 19 points) will play their second home match in four days when they welcome the Chicago Fire (5-7-7, 22 points) to Children’s Mercy Park at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. Tickets for the contest remain available at SeatGeek.com as a pair of teams below the playoff line get set to battle for three precious points.