Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Dallas
Sun 1 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Salloi 68' Y
Y 73' Ema Twumasi
Y 80' Matheus Bressan
Y 84' Franco Daniel Jara
Y 90' Matt Hedges

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

5
2
11
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas 2020-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug FC Dallas H 1–2 L
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
05 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
26 Jun Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
24 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
25 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–0 W
22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
18 Jul Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–3 L
05 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City FC Dallas
#30 Position #20
14 Points 27
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
18 Scored 32
46 Conceded 25
-28 GD +7
0.78 PPG 1.50
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome FC Dallas for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
  • 3' Magnificent from Paxton Pomykal! That is 4 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Salloi, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 27 goals in the last 25 games.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luis Martins suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' FC Dallas are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
  • 51' GOAL! Jesus Ferreira fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 56' Khiry Shelton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 61' Ilie Sanchez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Remi Walter at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Daniel Salloi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' Another substitution for FC Dallas to replace Szabolcs Schon by Jader Obrian on 72 minute.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Ema Twumasi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Wilson Harris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Khiry Shelton at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 81' Another substitution for FC Dallas to replace Matheus Bressan by Matt Hedges on 81 minute.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for FC Dallas. Franco Daniel Jara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' What a strike from Johnny Russell! The score is 1-2.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Hedges.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-2 FC Dallas.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas 2020-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

FC Dallas Form

2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City23% Draw24% FC Dallas53%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
47%
Draw or FC Dallas
77%
Sporting Kansas City or FC Dallas
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City16% Draw39% FC Dallas45%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.9%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.