Home advantage could prove decisive in Dallas - Sporting KC battle

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 09.October
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Toyota Stadium (20500 seats)

Dallas are ready for Sporting KC with expectations of acquiring all three points. Can they? Open our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer
  • Sporting KC is in the best form (4-2-0) in Major League Soccer

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Dallas form and stats

Dallas have played 16 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Dallas are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Colorado Rapids. The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points through four league games. Hedges was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Hedges won 4 of 5 duels.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with SJ Earthquakes the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dallas handle that role? We have found 23 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 10 draws and 4 defeats.

Dallas have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Toyota Stadium with 26 goals in 16 league matches. From these home matches, Dallas have conceded only 14 goals.

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Sporting KC form and stats

Sporting KC have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-5-9 (16 played). Visiting Sporting KC has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Impressive finishing from Agada secured the home win 1-0 against Seattle Sounders in their previous game. The attacker Sallói got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Sallói hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Minnesota United.

We have checked recent matches where Sporting KC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

The Sporting KC manager Vermes has some worries about the defense as 35 goals have been conceded in these travels. Sporting KC has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Sporting KC have not lost in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Dallas.

Here's the end result when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Sporting KC - Dallas 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

DallasJ. Ferreira
J. Ferreira
18 goals
DallasP. Arriola
P. Arriola
9 goals
Sporting KCJ. Russell
J. Russell
8 goals

Dallas missing players

Sporting KC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dallas Sporting KC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
13 9 4 Won W 1 2 11
11 4 0 Drew D 0 5 7
9 3 0 Lost L 2 9 15
46 26 11 Scored S 6 16 41
36 14 3 Conceded C 8 35 52
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
73% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 70%
45% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 55%
30% 19% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 30%
6% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 15%
58% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 52%
24% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 24%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 33%
 
4.2 5.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.2 4
4.6 4.3 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.4 3.7
2.3 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.9
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11.5 13.3 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.1 12
3.8 4.8 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 3.9
36% 34% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 32%
 
12 8.6 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 12.8 11.5
3.8 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 5.2 4.2
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer
  • Dallas have the fewest matches over the total-line (13) in Major League Soccer
  • Dallas have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Major League Soccer
  • Dallas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dallas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (19) in Major League Soccer
  • Sporting KC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting KC is in the best form (4-2-0) in Major League Soccer

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 33 21 4 8 66 37 16 13 2 1 39 14 17 8 2 7 27 23 29 67
2 Austin 33 16 7 10 64 48 16 8 5 3 41 22 17 8 2 7 23 26 16 55
3 Dallas 33 13 11 9 46 36 16 9 4 3 26 14 17 4 7 6 20 22 10 50
4 Nashville SC 33 12 11 10 51 41 17 6 6 5 30 21 16 6 5 5 21 20 10 47
5 LA Galaxy 33 13 8 12 55 50 17 8 4 5 35 25 16 5 4 7 20 25 5 47
6 Portland Timbers 33 11 13 9 52 50 17 8 6 3 28 19 16 3 7 6 24 31 2 46
7 Minnesota United 33 13 6 14 46 51 16 7 5 4 25 20 17 6 1 10 21 31 -5 45
8 Real Salt Lake 33 11 11 11 40 44 16 8 5 3 24 14 17 3 6 8 16 30 -4 44
9 Vancouver Whitecaps 33 12 7 14 40 55 17 10 3 4 25 20 16 2 4 10 15 35 -15 43
10 Colorado Rapids 33 11 9 13 45 56 17 10 5 2 29 15 16 1 4 11 16 41 -11 42
11 Seattle Sounders 33 12 4 17 45 44 16 9 2 5 27 17 17 3 2 12 18 27 1 40
12 Sporting KC 33 11 7 15 41 52 17 9 2 6 25 17 16 2 5 9 16 35 -11 40
13 Houston Dynamo 33 10 6 17 42 53 16 6 5 5 23 19 17 4 1 12 19 34 -11 36
14 SJ Earthquakes 33 8 10 15 50 67 17 7 6 4 31 27 16 1 4 11 19 40 -17 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 33 21 4 8 66 37 16 13 2 1 39 14 17 8 2 7 27 23 29 67
2 Austin 33 16 7 10 64 48 16 8 5 3 41 22 17 8 2 7 23 26 16 55
3 Dallas 33 13 11 9 46 36 16 9 4 3 26 14 17 4 7 6 20 22 10 50
4 Nashville SC 33 12 11 10 51 41 17 6 6 5 30 21 16 6 5 5 21 20 10 47
5 LA Galaxy 33 13 8 12 55 50 17 8 4 5 35 25 16 5 4 7 20 25 5 47
6 Portland Timbers 33 11 13 9 52 50 17 8 6 3 28 19 16 3 7 6 24 31 2 46
7 Minnesota United 33 13 6 14 46 51 16 7 5 4 25 20 17 6 1 10 21 31 -5 45
8 Real Salt Lake 33 11 11 11 40 44 16 8 5 3 24 14 17 3 6 8 16 30 -4 44
9 Vancouver Whitecaps 33 12 7 14 40 55 17 10 3 4 25 20 16 2 4 10 15 35 -15 43
10 Colorado Rapids 33 11 9 13 45 56 17 10 5 2 29 15 16 1 4 11 16 41 -11 42
11 Seattle Sounders 33 12 4 17 45 44 16 9 2 5 27 17 17 3 2 12 18 27 1 40
12 Sporting KC 33 11 7 15 41 52 17 9 2 6 25 17 16 2 5 9 16 35 -11 40
13 Houston Dynamo 33 10 6 17 42 53 16 6 5 5 23 19 17 4 1 12 19 34 -11 36
14 SJ Earthquakes 33 8 10 15 50 67 17 7 6 4 31 27 16 1 4 11 19 40 -17 34

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