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

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 33 match between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sporting Kansas City welcome FC Dallas at Sporting Park this coming Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Major League Soccer season.

The Sporting Kansas City enter the game ranked 15 in the Western Conference, while the FC Dallas are 2 in the Western Conference.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Real Salt Lake, before Austin FC won 1-2, while Minnesota United claimed a victory in a 3-1 match. Sporting Kansas City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Sporting Park in the Major League Soccer. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored 11 and conceded 16 goals.

FC Dallas Form

FC Dallas recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 2-2 draw with Houston Dynamo FC. A 3-0 win against San Jose Earthquakes followed, before a 0-2 defeat against Columbus Crew in their most recent match. FC Dallas won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches says 17 goals conceded and 13 scored.

Betting facts for Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas

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

In-form players: Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Petar Musa has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because FC Dallas bank on him to build on these numbers against Sporting Kansas City. The latter relies on Andre Luiz, who found the target three times in six games.

Popular markets: Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas

Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. FC Dallas won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Sporting Kansas City lost their last 4 matches. FC Dallas have not lost to Sporting Kansas City in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. FC Dallas scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Sporting Kansas City played. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games FC Dallas played. FC Dallas should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Sporting Kansas City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. FC Dallas claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 9 last consecutive meetings between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas when playing at Sporting Park.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Sporting Kansas City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Dallas, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Sporting Kansas City conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.