Major League Soccer: FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 23 match between FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Sporting Kansas City come to Toyota Stadium for the Major League Soccer match on Sunday, FC Dallas will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 5 in the Major League Soccer standings, FC Dallas, have so far collected 34 points this season, while Sporting Kansas City collected 15 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 22 rounds.

Form: FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City

FC Dallas Form

FC Dallas recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Real Salt Lake 3-4. They were then defeated 5-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps, before drawing 3-3 against St. Louis City. FC Dallas only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Major League Soccer matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded 11 goals.

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against St. Louis City. Then Atlanta United proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat, just like Vancouver Whitecaps who won 0-3. Sporting Kansas City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 18 goals to five.

Betting facts for FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City

It has been a great season for Petar Musa so far as he currently has 16 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving FC Dallas hoping he delivers against Sporting Kansas City this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular markets: FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City

Full-time result

FC Dallas claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Sporting Kansas City won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 22 matches. FC Dallas have beaten Sporting Kansas City in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

FC Dallas scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. In the last 10 games played, Sporting Kansas City opened to scoring only once, while FC Dallas scored the opener five times in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City when playing at Toyota Stadium.

Total goals

FC Dallas saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves. FC Dallass last 3 matches had over 4.5 goals.