FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City Match Preview

Dallas faces Kansas City in Toyota Stadium, Texas. In this match, both sides need the points for their own reasons.

Dallas doesn't have a win since the away win at Austin (3-5). Since then they have played five games with two draws and three defeats with the most recent one away at Vancouver with 1-0. They could have got at least one point there if 33-year-old striker Franco Daniel Jara did not miss from the penalty spot in the last minutes of the game.

Now the distance from seventh place and the playoffs has increased to nine points and it will be difficult for Dallasto reverse the situation. Suspended M. Hedges, as well as the injured duo J. Nelson and R. Hollingshead, remain sidelined. They expect a lot from their rising star, 18-year-old striker Ricardo Pepi.

On the other hand, the team of Kansas City comes from the 1-2 defeat in the top clash against the Seattle Sounders, showing their weak side that dropped them from first place of the standings. Defensivewise they had a lot of problems, but with their offensive line, if they get on fire, they can "kill" any opponent.

Defendant G. Zusi is suspended, while J. Lindsey and F. Hernandez are injured. The next game is at home with Houston Dynamo.

Dallas is not playing well in their last games. Kansas, on the other hand, does not want to lose contact with the top after losing the derby. I'll pick the away win offered at the attractive 2.85 odds.