Sporting Kansas City plays their 2014 Major League Soccer reagular season home opener on Saturday as they host Western Conference opponents FC Dallas. The two teams have a long history with 51 meetings in MLS play. It's been a very even all-time series with Sporting KC holding a slight edge including two wins and one draw in the last four matches. March 15 is the lone regular season meetinge between the two sides who played to a 2-2 draw last June at FC Dallas Stadium.
Below is a closer look at the two teams in this match's By The Numbers preview.
A few notable stats
- Sporting KC is 11-2-5 in MLS regular season home openers, with only one loss in the last 14 years
- Blas Perez (Panama) and Matt Besler (United States) both started in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
- Sporting KC conceded the fewest goals in 2013 (30) while FC Dallas was tied for third most conceded goals (52)
- FC Dallas' head coach Oscar Pareja played eight seasons for the club and third all-time in games played (176)
Head To Head (MLS regular season)
Overall: 20-19-9
- Home Matches: 11-8-5 (43 goals scored, 33 goals conceded)
- Away Matches: 9-11-4 (27 goals scored, 46 goals conceded)
Team Leaders (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>Stat</u> |
<u>FC Dallas</u> |
N/A |
<strong>GOALS</strong> |
Castillo/Diaz/Perez 1 |
N/A |
<strong>ASSISTS</strong> |
Perez/Watson 1 |
Dom Dwyer 6 |
<strong>SHOTS</strong> |
Fabian Castillo 5 |
Benny Feilhaber 5 |
<strong>FOULS</strong> |
Moises Hernandez 4 |
Eric Kronberg 3 |
<strong>SAVES</strong> |
Chris Seitz 6 |
Eric Kronberg 1.00 |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Chris Seitz 2.00 |
Team Stats (MLS regular season)
<u>Sporting KC</u> |
<u>FC Dallas</u> |
|
Shots (on goal) |
10 (3) |
12 (4) |
Fouls Committed (Suffered) |
25 (15) |
14 (19) |
Duels Success (Avg) |
44% |
48% |
Passes (Avg) |
319 |
385 |
Passing Accuracy (Avg) |
70% |
77% |
Possession (Avg) |
45.4% |
54.6% |
Recent regular season meetings
<u>Date</u> |
<u>Score</u> |
<u>Result</u> |
<u>Location</u> |
06/12/2011 |
4-1 |
W |
FC Dallas Stadium |
08/27/2011 |
3-2 |
L |
Sporting Park |
03/25/2012 |
2-1 |
W |
Sporting Park |
06/22/2013 |
2-2 |
D |
FC Dallas Stadium |
