FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Corey Rockwell
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Malik Badawi
- Referee Chris Elliott
- Referee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Sporting Kansas City | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Oct | Houston Dynamo | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Sep | Orlando City SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Sep | Sporting Kansas City | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Oct | Nashville SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Oct | Chicago Fire FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Oct | Houston Dynamo | A | 2–1 | W |
| 23 Sep | Orlando City SC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | FC Dallas | H | 2–3 | L |
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
- 5' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 42' Amadou Dia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 43' Ryan Hollingshead is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 45' Michael Barrios has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
- 46' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Ilie Sanchez steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' FC Dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
- 66' Fontas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 70' The whistle greets Amadou Dia as he departs to be replaced by Luis Martins.
- 72' The whistle greets Fafa Picault as he departs to be replaced by Thiago Santos.
- 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 78' Cameron Duke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Hernandez at the 78 minute mark.
- 83' 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.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for John Nelson. He replaces Michael Barrios on 88 minute.
- Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. FC Dallas were simply the better side today.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
8
Bryan Acosta ↓ Brandon Servania 78'
- 3
-
21
Michael Barrios ↓ John Nelson 88'
- 12
- 20
- 14
-
9
Fafa Picault ↓ Thiago Santos 72'
- 15
-
29
Franco Jara ↓ Ricardo Pepi 72'
- 10
Bench
-
5
Thiago Santos ↑ 72'
-
7
Jesus Ferreira ↑ 88'
-
18
Brandon Servania ↑ 78'
- 99
-
26
John Nelson ↑ 88'
- 33
- 23
-
16
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 72'
- 31
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 29
- 12
-
20
Daniel Salloi ↓ Gadi Kinda 46'
- 27
- 26
-
15
Roger Espinoza C ↓ Ilie Sanchez 46'
-
21
Felipe Hernandez ↓ Cameron Duke 78'
- 19
- 4
-
13
Amadou Dia ↓ Luis Martins 70'
Bench
-
36
Luis Martins ↑ 70'
-
7
Johnny Russell ↑ 46'
- 5
-
6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 46'
- 75
- 16
-
17
Gadi Kinda ↑ 46'
-
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 78'
- 24
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Daniel Salloi | 9 |
| Johnny Russell | 6 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 6 |
| Petar Musa | 5 |
| Michael Barrios | 4 |
| Willy Agada | 3 |
| Franco Jara | 3 |
| Luciano Acosta | 3 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2020-10-15
FC Dallas
1–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2020-10-11
Sporting Kansas City
2–1
Nashville SC
W
2020-10-08
Sporting Kansas City
1–0
Chicago Fire FC
W
2020-10-04
Houston Dynamo
1–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2020-09-23
Sporting Kansas City
1–2
Orlando City SC
L
2020-09-19
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
FC Dallas
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.39
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
32%
FC Dallas or Sporting Kansas City
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
4 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -2 | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| -1.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| -1 | 48% | 22% | 30% |
| -0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.