FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .
- FC Dallas 18 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 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 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #30 |
| 27 | Points | 14 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 6 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 12 |
| 32 | Scored | 18 |
| 25 | Conceded | 46 |
| +7 | GD | -28 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 0.78 |
| 39% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
72%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
78%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 13 G | 2 A |
| Logan Farrington | 6 G | 2 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljic | 8 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at .
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ilie Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Reggie Cannon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 50' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
- 55' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Krisztian Nemeth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 70' Jesse Gonzalez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 85' Sporting Kansas City have won 439 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 90' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
- The points are shared — FC Dallas 0-3 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.
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 |
| Michael Barrios | 4 |
| Franco Jara | 3 |
| Petar Musa | 3 |
| Michael Barrios | 3 |
| Willy Agada | 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
2.17
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.79
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
70%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
55%
FC Dallas or Sporting Kansas City
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 15% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 19% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 14% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 8% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.