First place in reach as Sporting K.C. visit Austin FC

A spot atop the Western Conference is still in play for Sporting Kansas City as they travel to Austin FC on Wednesday in the penultimate regular-season match for both teams.

It's the first time the sides have played in Austin, and the stakes are high -- at least for the visitors.

Sporting K.C. have clinched one of the top three spots in the upcoming Western Conference playoffs and thus a home game in the first round. Ka