FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Jason White
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Peter Manikowski
- Referee Guido Gonzalez
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Oct | D.C. United SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | Portland Timbers | A | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 16 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 3–0 | W |
| 18 Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 07 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Sep | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Sep | Philadelphia Union | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Sep | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 5–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #30 |
| 58 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 10 / 8 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 22 |
| 62 | Scored | 40 |
| 51 | Conceded | 81 |
| +11 | GD | -41 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 47% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 300 games and scored 443 goals.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' FC Dallas looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Petar Musa scoring 2 goals.
- 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 25' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Seth Sinovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 40' Khiry Shelton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
- 45' A quiet spell here at . FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 50' Matt Besler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 80' Krisztian Nemeth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
-
3
Reto Ziegler ↓ Pablo Aranguiz 69'
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 24
- 37
- 8
- 21
- 2
-
16
Dominique Badji ↓ Roland Lamah 69'
Bench
-
10
Pablo Aranguiz ↑ 69'
-
20
Roland Lamah ↑ 69'
-
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 85'
- 31
- 12
- 14
- 15
Coach
Óscar Pareja
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 21
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 15
- 29
- 6
-
20
Daniel Salloi ↓ Fontas 88'
- 17
- 14
Bench
-
30
Fontas ↑ 88'
-
9
Krisztian Nemeth ↑ 90'
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↑ 90'
- 13
- 11
- 26
- 1
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Daniel Salloi | 9 |
| Johnny Russell | 6 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 6 |
| Petar Musa | 5 |
| Michael Barrios | 4 |
| Michael Barrios | 3 |
| Willy Agada | 3 |
| Franco Jara | 3 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-10-21
FC Dallas
0–3
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-10-18
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–4
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-10-07
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2018-09-30
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
Real Salt Lake
D
2018-09-23
Philadelphia Union
2–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-09-16
San Jose Earthquakes
1–5
Sporting Kansas City
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.08
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or Sporting Kansas City 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
67%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
57%
FC Dallas or Sporting Kansas City
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 14% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 19% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 16% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.