Delightful dogfight as daring Sporting KC duels with determined Dallas

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sun 21.July
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (21650 seats)

Sporting KC hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 10th position in the Major League Soccer table. Visiting Dallas holds 6th place with 29 pts.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sporting KC form and stats

The story so far for Sporting KC at their home stadium (Children's Mercy Park) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Happy days for Sporting KC in their previous game, a Major League Soccer match away at Vancouver Whitecaps that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that, Sporting KC had a home game versus Chicago Fire which ended with a victory 1-0.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sporting KC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Goals decide football matches and Sporting KC are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Sporting KC with 20 goals conceded in these matches.

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Dallas form and stats

Dallas have only collected 7 points from their away games after 2-1-7 (10 played). Dallas has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Dallas, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Minnesota United. A 0-1 defeat away at Minnesota United before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Dallas when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

Dallas find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures. Dallas have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sporting KC won 5 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Dallas has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

F. Gutiérrez
8 goals / 1 assists
J. Russell
7 goals / 3 assists
K. Németh
7 goals / 2 assists

Sporting KC missing players

Dallas missing players

Sporting KC Dallas
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
20 10 0 Played 2 10 21
6 4 0 Won 0 2 8
7 3 0 Drew 0 1 5
7 3 0 Lost 2 7 8
32 21 0 Scored 1 11 29
34 20 0 Conceded 3 16 26
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 95%
85% 90% 0% Over 1.5 50% 70% 81%
50% 60% 0% Over 2.5 50% 60% 57%
35% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 20% 19%
25% 40% 0% Over 4.5 0% 10% 5%
60% 60% 0% BTTS 50% 60% 62%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 19%
20% 20% 0% Failed To Score 50% 40% 24%
 
4.9 5.6 0 Corners For (avg) 8 5 5.1
4.2 3.1 0 Corners Against (avg) 2.5 4.6 4.6
2.1 1.9 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 2.2 2
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Dallas have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Dallas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dallas haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sporting KC
23-06-19 MLS Columbus Crew 0 - 1 Sporting KC
30-06-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 2 - 0 Sporting KC
04-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 5 Los Angeles FC
07-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 0 Chicago Fire
14-07-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 3 Sporting KC
21-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Dallas
26-07-19 MLS New York City 23:30 Sporting KC
05-08-19 MLS Seattle Sounders 02:00 Sporting KC
11-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Real Salt Lake
14-08-19 MLS Orlando City 23:30 Sporting KC
Dallas
01-07-19 MLS Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Dallas
05-07-19 MLS Dallas 2 - 0 DC United
07-07-19 CF Dallas 0 - 0 Tijuana
14-07-19 MLS Minnesota United 1 - 0 Dallas
18-07-19 CF Dallas 1 - 3 Sevilla
21-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Dallas
28-07-19 MLS Dallas - Real Salt Lake
03-08-19 MLS Orlando City 23:30 Dallas
11-08-19 MLS Dallas - Minnesota United
15-08-19 MLS LA Galaxy 02:30 Dallas

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Los Angeles FC 20 14 4 2 53 17 9 8 1 0 26 7 11 6 3 2 27 10 36 46
2 Seattle Sounders 20 10 5 5 31 26 10 8 2 0 19 8 10 2 3 5 12 18 5 35
3 LA Galaxy 20 11 1 8 27 25 11 7 0 4 17 14 9 4 1 4 10 11 2 34
4 Minnesota United 20 10 3 7 37 29 10 6 3 1 20 9 10 4 0 6 17 20 8 33
5 SJ Earthquakes 20 9 4 7 33 31 11 7 1 3 21 14 9 2 3 4 12 17 2 31
6 Dallas 21 8 5 8 29 26 11 6 4 1 18 10 10 2 1 7 11 16 3 29
7 Real Salt Lake 20 9 2 9 29 29 9 7 0 2 18 8 11 2 2 7 11 21 0 29
8 Houston Dynamo 20 8 3 9 29 33 11 7 3 1 21 12 9 1 0 8 8 21 -4 27
9 Portland Timbers 19 7 4 8 29 31 5 2 2 1 10 6 14 5 2 7 19 25 -2 25
10 Sporting KC 20 6 7 7 32 34 10 4 3 3 21 20 10 2 4 4 11 14 -2 25
11 Colorado Rapids 20 5 5 10 31 40 11 4 2 5 20 22 9 1 3 5 11 18 -9 20
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 22 4 8 10 22 38 11 3 4 4 10 14 11 1 4 6 12 24 -16 20