Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee Gianni Facchini
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Younes Marrakchi
- Referee R. Mendoza
24 games this season
🟨 2.9/game
⚽ 10.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | FC Dallas | H | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Jul | New York Red Bulls | A | 2–3 | L |
| 08 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Jul | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–4 | L |
| 30 Jun | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Jun | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | A | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Jul | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Jul | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Jul | Atlanta United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Jun | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas City | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #17 |
| 26 | Points | 58 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 7 / 5 / 22 | W / D / L | 16 / 10 / 8 |
| 40 | Scored | 62 |
| 81 | Conceded | 51 |
| -41 | GD | +11 |
| 0.76 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 21% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against FC Dallas. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Paxton Pomykal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
- 10' The 40-year-old Graham Zusi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reto Ziegler made 300 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' FC Dallas 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.
- 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 35' Jesse Gonzalez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 40' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' FC Dallas are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' Victor Ulloa, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
- 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 85' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. FC Dallas were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 29
- 6
- 12
- 20
-
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Yohan Croizet 69'
- 26
- 17
Bench
-
10
Yohan Croizet ↑ 69'
- 15
-
13
Gianluca Busio ↑ 77'
- 2
- 75
- 18
Coach
Peter Vermes
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 20
- 7
- 1
- 24
- 37
-
13
Tesho Akindele ↓ Paxton Pomykal 82'
- 8
- 21
- 2
Bench
- 31
-
12
Ryan Hollingshead ↑ 90'
-
9
Cristian Colman ↑ 82'
- 14
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↑ 82'
- 15
- 17
Coach
Óscar Pareja
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
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-07-29
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
FC Dallas
L
2018-07-14
New York Red Bulls
3–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-07-08
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
Toronto FC
D
2018-07-05
Real Salt Lake
4–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-06-30
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-06-24
Sporting Kansas City
3–2
Houston Dynamo
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.6
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.51
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 4.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
48%
Draw or FC Dallas
74%
Sporting Kansas City or FC Dallas
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
2 – 4
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 12% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +1 | 44% | 19% | 37% |
| +1.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +2 | 63% | 16% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.