Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Dallas (3rd, 43 pts) and Sporting KC (15th, 18 pts). The last five rounds placed Sporting KC no better than 24th for form, against 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dallas were scoring 1.96 and conceding 1.68, Sporting KC 1.08 and 2.46, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Sporting KC had gone 6 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Dallas held 8 points of 15 and Sporting KC 1.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Dallas, 1 draw and 4 for Sporting KC, at 3.7 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 70% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 90% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 90%.
With 42 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, L. Hernandez was the man in the middle. Toyota Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 44,380. On the scoreboard, Dallas led 3-2 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-3.
Goal scorers
Dallas: Logan Farrington (27'), Petar Musa (30'), Kaick (45'), Petar Musa (90') · Sporting KC: Taylor Calheira (4'), Stephen Afrifa (19'), Taylor Calheira (78')
Key stats
Possession: Dallas 44% · Sporting KC 56% · Total shots: 15-26 · On target: 9-10 · Corners: 3-7