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Major League Soccer · 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas · Major League Soccer

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.191.85
Expected goals
0.991.48
Shots
10.511.9
Possession
44.6%42.2%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Sporting Kansas City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 for2.2 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.53 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.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsSporting Kansas City · FC Dallas11.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSporting Kansas CityFC DallasBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match11.9 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against16 shots/match12.1 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting Kansas City favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 11 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting Kansas City26 matchesFC Dallas27 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored26/27▲ 1.85 goals/match
2.42 goals/matchGoals allowed26/27▲ 1.56 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals23/24▲ 1.48 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots26/27▲ 11.9 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target26/27▲ 4.7 shots/match
44.6% ●Possession26/2742.2%
3.85 corners/matchCorners26/27● 4.41 corners/match
2.57 cards/matchCards7/62.17 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls26/2713.3 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sporting Kansas City
0Draws
4FC Dallas
FC Dallas — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer4–3
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSporting Kansas CityFC Dallas
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSporting Kansas City — FC Dallas
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