The league table in Major League Soccer tells a story about these teams so far, with Sporting KC leading Dallas by 7 points. Match preview to follow:
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!
Sporting KC form and stats
Sporting KC have collected 7 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 2-1-2.
Sporting KC lost their last game at Houston Dynamo (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Sporting KC drew at home versus Dallas.
Goals decide football matches and Sporting KC are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Sporting KC have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Dallas form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for Dallas, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Major League Soccer, with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
There might be some fixture complaints from Dallas as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Major League Soccer match against Minnesota United (2-3). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sporting KC that ended 1-1.
Dallas find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. 4 goals have been conceded by Dallas in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sporting KC - Dallas 1-1. Sporting KC-Dallas H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting KC four wins, Dallas four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 4 goals |  K. Shelton 4 goals | G. Kinda 4 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
Dallas missing players
| Sporting KC | Dallas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 6.6 | 8 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | 117 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 24 | 88 |
| 55 | 33 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 8 | 31 |
| 38% | 33% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 32% |
- Dallas has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have yet to win a game away.
- Sporting KC have scored more than double the goals of Dallas.
- Sporting KC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting KC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Dallas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 9 |