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Major League Soccer · 2026

FC Dallas 4–3 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer

4–3Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

FC Dallas won 4–3.

Shots
1526
Shots on target
1010
Expected goals
2.692.65
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 5–3. Recorded in this match (FC Dallas – Sporting Kansas City): shots 15–26, shots on target 10–10, expected goals 2.69–2.65, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

FC Dallas's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC Dallas's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match2 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sporting Kansas City show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsFC Dallas · Sporting Kansas City10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFC DallasSporting Kansas CityBaseline
Shots12 shots/match10.1 shots/match12.8 shots/match
Shots against12.2 shots/match15.7 shots/match12.7 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

13.2 fouls/matchFoulsFC Dallas · Sporting Kansas City13 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricFC DallasSporting Kansas CityBaseline
Fouls13.2 fouls/match13 fouls/match11.7 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots26 shotsFC Dallas 15 shots, Sporting Kansas City 26 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots10 shotsFC Dallas 10 shots, Sporting Kansas City 10 shots
  • Expected goals2.69 xG2.65 xGFC Dallas 2.69 xG, Sporting Kansas City 2.65 xG
  • Possession44%56%FC Dallas 44%, Sporting Kansas City 56%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersFC Dallas 3 corners, Sporting Kansas City 7 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls10 foulsFC Dallas 8 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardFC Dallas 0 cards, Sporting Kansas City 1 card
  • Passes379 passes481 passesFC Dallas 379 passes, Sporting Kansas City 481 passes
  • Pass accuracy80%85.9%FC Dallas 80%, Sporting Kansas City 85.9%
  • Shots inside box11 shots15 shotsFC Dallas 11 shots, Sporting Kansas City 15 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block9 blocksFC Dallas 1 block, Sporting Kansas City 9 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves7 saves5 savesFC Dallas 7 saves, Sporting Kansas City 5 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesFC Dallas 2 offsides, Sporting Kansas City 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 4′Taylor CalheiraGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  2. 19′Stephen AfrifaGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  3. 27′Logan FarringtonGoal · FC Dallas
  4. 30′Petar MusaGoal · FC Dallas
  5. 45′KaickGoal · FC Dallas
  6. Half-time
  7. 78′Taylor CalheiraGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  8. 88′Moises MosqueraYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  9. 90′Petar MusaPenalty goal · FC Dallas
  10. 90′Santiago MorenoGoal · FC Dallas
  11. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 58′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeShapi Suleymanov
  • 62′FC Dallas · 2 player changesChristian Cappis · Sebastien Ibeagha
  • 67′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeSeymour Garfield-Reid
  • 75′FC Dallas · 2 player changesRan Binyamin · Santiago Moreno
  • 81′FC Dallas · 1 player changeSam Sarver
  • 85′Sporting Kansas City · 2 player changesJayden Reid · Jansen Miller

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

FC Dallas3-4-1-2
  1. Jonathan SiroisG
  2. Osaze UrhoghideD
  3. Shaq MooreD
  4. Sebastien IbeaghaD
  5. KaickD
  6. Bernard KamungoD
  7. Ran BinyaminM
  8. RamiroM
  9. Joaquín ValienteM
  10. Petar MusaF
  11. Santiago MorenoF
Sporting Kansas City4-4-2
  1. Stefan ClevelandG
  2. Moises MosqueraD
  3. Or BlorianD
  4. Justin ReynoldsD
  5. Emir KarićD
  6. Lasse Berg JohnsenM
  7. Calvin HarrisM
  8. Jacob BartlettM
  9. Shapi SuleymanovM
  10. CapitaF
  11. Taylor CalheiraF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3FC Dallas
0Draws
2Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer2–4
FC Dallas — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer2–1
FC Dallas — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer2–1
Sporting Kansas City — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer3–2
Sporting Kansas City — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Dallas favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Sporting Kansas City in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Dallas23 matchesSporting Kansas City23 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231 goal/match
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/232.57 goals/match
1.48 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/200.95 xG/match
12 shots/match ▲Shots23/2310.1 shots/match
4.7 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.83 shots/match
41.7%Possession23/23● 44.5%
4.13 corners/match ●Corners23/233.87 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards6/62.33 cards/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls23/2313 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples23 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsFC DallasSporting Kansas City
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headFC Dallas — Sporting Kansas City
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