There’s no place for complacency in Orlando City’s locker room.

Coach Jason Kreis felt it during the first half of a 2-0 loss in Toronto last week and almost the entire 4-0 defeat in Houston, he said.

Now, Orlando City (6-3-0, 18 points) has an opportunity to fix that and move on when it returns home to host Sporting Kansas City (5-2-3, 18 points) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

“I think it’s ideal to be in front of our fans and in our stadium with an opportunity to set the record straight,” Kreis said. “While we’re very happy where we’re at right now, being 6-3, we can’t be content.

“… There was an air of complacency in the group. That cannot be us. So, now it’s on us to show that was a blip in the road, to take ownership of it and to move forward.”

Both teams are second in their respective conferences. A win for Sporting KC could put it ahead of FC Dallas, currently No. 1 in the West with the same amount of points, depending on other league results this weekend.

Orlando City can’t pass No.1 in the East Toronto with just three points, but a victory would prevent the Lions from slipping further down the table. The New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew and NYCFC all are close behind with 16 points apiece.

Sporting will play without leading goal scorer Dom Dwyer, who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation. Dwyer, who was a star while on loan to Orlando City during the club’s USL years, has five goals this season. Benny Feilhaber is second with two goals and also leads the team with two assists.

“They’re a good side,” said Orlando City defender Jonathan Spector, adding his sore ankle feels better and he will be ready to play this weekend. “They’ve been very good defensively, we know that, so we’re going to have to be creative with the ball. Dom Dwyer is out, but they’ll bring someone else in, who I’m sure will be just as competitive. It’s a good challenge for us and it’s a game we feel at home we can get all three points.”

Sporting KC’s defense is one of the best in the league. Orlando City also has had success defensively, but statistically SKC tops the league with only five goals conceded and a goalkeeper, Tim Melia, with an 80.6 save percentage, which ranks second in the league. Orlando City keeper Joe Bendik’s save percentage is 69.9 percent after 11 conceded goals.

Kreis is very familiar with Sporting Kansas City. When he coached Real Salt Lake, there was a fierce rivalry between the teams. He said the matchups were always incredibly intense, competitive and physical.

“That, I really think, was led by when they changed their coaches and got into a new stadium,” Kreis said of SKC .”They acquired a new sense of competitiveness and combativeness and [were] just willing to do whatever it took to get results. That’s our objective now here in Orlando; we’re trying to do the same thing.”

Last week’s dismal results ignited those types of emotions in some of the players. Many expressed anger after the two losses and said they channeled that into a positive week of training and renewed commitment.

“You want to use that to springboard you to getting your winning mentality back,” forward Giles Barnes said. “So, you use that as your fuel, to not feel like that, to not feel like rubbish the whole week. We’re back at home, so that’s where it’s got to start.”

ardelgallo@orlandosentinel.com