Sporting Kansas City 1 - 1 FT FC Dallas

Children's Mercy Park

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Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Sat, Oct 31
Sporting Kansas City
1-1
FC Dallas
⚡ Intensity 50
⚖️ Balance 35
🏆 Stakes 36
🎲 Upset 52
A late penalty, no late winner

Win Probability

  • Sporting Kansas City 25%
  • Draw 23%
  • FC Dallas 52%

Futmetrix AI estimate

A Late Penalty, No Late Winner

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. A stoppage-time penalty miss turned a hard-earned draw into a costly missed opportunity for the second-place visitors.

Opening Act

Sporting Kansas City rescued a point, but FC Dallas will leave Children's Mercy Park wondering how victory slipped away. The opening half set two different plans against each other: Sporting controlled possession at 55%, while Dallas made its forward moments count. Herman Johansson, with Ran Binyamin supplying the pass, put the visitors ahead in the 19th minute. Dallas did not need long spells on the ball to threaten; it advanced quickly and made the home side defend. Sporting answered before the break. Jansen Miller struck in the second minute of stoppage time, after Owen Wolff set him up. The equaliser changed the mood more than the shape. Sporting had more of the ball, but neither side imposed control. The Balance remained delicate, with both teams creating two big chances.

The Pivot

The true pivot arrived in stoppage time, when VAR confirmed a contentious penalty decision for FC Dallas at 90+5, opening a route to a late win. But the chance came and went just two minutes later: Petar Musa failed to convert the spot kick in the 90+7th. The review sharpened the ending, though Dallas had spent much of the match building pressure without enough accuracy. It took seven of the match's ten corners, yet its ten shots produced only two on target. Sporting's eight attempts brought four on target, and its first-half equaliser was its reward for staying in the contest. The Intensity spiked around the penalty call; the Balance of chances remained close, with expected goals at 0.97 for Dallas and 1.03 for Sporting. Set pieces offered Dallas a route to a second goal, but not the finish it needed.

Resolution

The final whistle left a 1-1 draw at Children's Mercy Park: a point apiece, and a missed opportunity that will sting more for Dallas. FC Dallas came into the match in second place, while Sporting Kansas City sat 15th; the visitors had more to protect in the standings. That makes the late miss feel weightier than an ordinary chance. Dallas could have taken a valuable road win but instead had to settle for a draw. For Sporting, earning a point against the second-place side offers a little encouragement, though it does not erase a difficult campaign. The ten corners kept set-piece pressure alive, but neither team found a second breakthrough. The cleanest reading is simple: Sporting held firm, Dallas came closest to a late winner, and the draw survived the penalty.

Key Questions

Was the penalty miss by H. Johansson the turning point?

No. Petar Musa missed FC Dallas's penalty in 90+7; Herman Johansson had scored the visitors' opener in the 19th minute.

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Match Statistics

Possession
55%
45%
Sporting Kansas City 55%
FC Dallas 45%
Shots
8
10
Sporting Kansas City 8
FC Dallas 10
Shots on Target
4
2
Sporting Kansas City 4
FC Dallas 2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.03
0.97
Sporting Kansas City 1.03
FC Dallas 0.97
Passes
509
416
Sporting Kansas City 509
FC Dallas 416
Corners
3
7
Sporting Kansas City 3
FC Dallas 7
Fouls
17
17
Sporting Kansas City 17
FC Dallas 17
Yellow Cards
3
4
Sporting Kansas City 3
FC Dallas 4
Red Cards
0
0
Sporting Kansas City 0
FC Dallas 0

Match Events

Herman Johansson (Ran Binyamin) ⚽ 19'
Lalas Abubakar 🟨 26'
39' 🟨 Jacob Bartlett
↓ Santiago Moreno ↑Petar Musa 🔄 45'
45'+2 ⚽ Jansen Miller (Owen Wolff)
HT
58' 🟨 Owen Wolff
61' 🔄 ↓ Owen Wolff ↑Lasse Berg Johnsen
61' 🔄 ↓ Osvaldo Pedro Capemba ↑Calvin Harris
61' 🔄 ↓ Ruben Ramos Jr ↑Stephen Afrifa
64' 🟨 Jacob Davis
↓ Ramiro ↑Christian Cappis 🔄 69'
↓ Herman Johansson ↑Bernard Kamungo 🔄 69'
↓ Daniel Job ↑Samuel Sarver 🔄 79'
Osaze Urhoghide 🟨 83'
83' 🔄 ↓ Emir Karic ↑Jayden Reid
Samuel Sarver 🟨 89'
90'+2 🔄 ↓ Jacob Bartlett ↑Ian James
↓ Joaquín Valiente Cioli ↑Anderson Julio 🔄 90'+3
Anderson Julio • 90'+5
Petar Musa ⚽ 90'+7
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Sporting Kansas City

Goalkeepers
Stefan Cleveland
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Jacob Davis
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Jansen Miller
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Wyatt Meyer
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emir Karić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Midfielders
André Luiz
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
6
Fouls Won
6
Fouls Won
10
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Jacob Bartlett
NPC
NPC
92
Minutes
92
Minutes
49%
Pass Acc
6.4
Rating
Owen Wolff
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
Capita
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Forwards
Taylor Calheira
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ruben Ramos Jr.
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
BENCH
John Pulskamp
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ethan Bartlow
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ian James
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jayden Reid
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexander Cunningham
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lasse Berg Johnsen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stephen Afrifa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Calvin Harris
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

FC Dallas

Goalkeepers
Jonathan Sirois
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Herman Johansson
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Osaze Urhoghide
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sebastien Ibeagha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alhassan Abubakar
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Joaquín Valiente
NPC
NPC
93
Minutes
93
Minutes
28%
Pass Acc
6.5
Rating
Kaick
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
9
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Ramiro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Ran Binyamin
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
Forwards
Daniel Job
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
Santiago Moreno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
46
Total Mins
45
Entry
BENCH
Daniel
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Alvaro Augusto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caleb Swann
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patrickson Delgado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christian Cappis
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Anderson Julio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bernard Kamungo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Petar Musa
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
6.7
Rating
Samuel Sarver
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/06/2026 FC Dallas 4 - 3 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
06/15/2025 Sporting Kansas City 2 - 4 FC Dallas Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
03/30/2025 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/20/2024 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
07/11/2024 Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1 (AET) FC Dallas US Open Cup Children's Mercy Park
07/08/2024 Sporting Kansas City 3 - 2 FC Dallas Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
06/01/2023 Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1 FC Dallas Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
03/19/2023 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/09/2022 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
05/11/2022 Sporting Kansas City 4 - 2 (AET) FC Dallas US Open Cup Children's Mercy Park
09/06/2026
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
06/15/2025
Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
03/30/2025
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/20/2024
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
07/11/2024
US Open Cup Children's Mercy Park
07/08/2024
Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
06/01/2023
Major League Soccer Children's Mercy Park
03/19/2023
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/09/2022
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
05/11/2022
US Open Cup Children's Mercy Park
Sporting Kansas City Win
FC Dallas Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 27 51 55 23 +32 WVancouver Whitecaps 4 - 1 San Diego (29-10-2026)LColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (25-10-2026)WAustin 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps (18-10-2026)DSt. Louis City 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (15-10-2026)DLos Angeles FC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (11-10-2026)
2 FC Dallas 26 44 47 42 +5 WFC Dallas 3 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (25-10-2026)DHouston Dynamo 2 - 2 FC Dallas (18-10-2026)WFC Dallas 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders (15-10-2026)WFC Dallas 1 - 0 Los Angeles FC (27-09-2026)DFC Dallas 0 - 0 Austin (20-09-2026)
3 San Jose Earthquakes 26 41 47 37 +10 DSan Jose Earthquakes 2 - 2 Colorado Rapids (29-10-2026)LFC Dallas 3 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (25-10-2026)DReal Salt Lake 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes (15-10-2026)DColorado Rapids 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes (11-10-2026)WSan Jose Earthquakes 3 - 1 Portland Timbers (27-09-2026)
4 Colorado Rapids 27 40 38 31 +7 DSan Jose Earthquakes 2 - 2 Colorado Rapids (29-10-2026)WColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (25-10-2026)DPortland Timbers 0 - 0 Colorado Rapids (18-10-2026)DColorado Rapids 2 - 2 Minnesota United FC (15-10-2026)DColorado Rapids 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes (11-10-2026)
5 St. Louis City 26 39 46 42 +4 LSt. Louis City 2 - 3 Portland Timbers (29-10-2026)LReal Salt Lake 3 - 0 St. Louis City (25-10-2026)LMinnesota United FC 3 - 2 St. Louis City (17-10-2026)DSt. Louis City 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (15-10-2026)WSt. Louis City 6 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy (11-10-2026)
6 Houston Dynamo 26 39 34 35 -1 WSeattle Sounders 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo (29-10-2026)DHouston Dynamo 0 - 0 Minnesota United FC (25-10-2026)DHouston Dynamo 2 - 2 FC Dallas (18-10-2026)DSan Diego 3 - 3 Houston Dynamo (15-10-2026)DMinnesota United FC 2 - 2 Houston Dynamo (11-10-2026)
7 Los Angeles FC 26 36 36 31 +5 DLos Angeles FC 2 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy (26-10-2026)WLos Angeles FC 3 - 1 Austin (15-10-2026)DLos Angeles FC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (11-10-2026)LFC Dallas 1 - 0 Los Angeles FC (27-09-2026)DSan Jose Earthquakes 2 - 2 Los Angeles FC (19-09-2026)
8 Real Salt Lake 26 36 42 39 +3 WAustin 1 - 2 Real Salt Lake (29-10-2026)WReal Salt Lake 3 - 0 St. Louis City (25-10-2026)WSporting Kansas City 1 - 3 Real Salt Lake (18-10-2026)DReal Salt Lake 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes (15-10-2026)LSeattle Sounders 2 - 0 Real Salt Lake (24-09-2026)
9 Seattle Sounders 26 36 34 35 -1 LSeattle Sounders 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo (29-10-2026)DSan Diego 2 - 2 Seattle Sounders (25-10-2026)LFC Dallas 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders (15-10-2026)WSeattle Sounders 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City (02-10-2026)WSeattle Sounders 3 - 1 Minnesota United FC (27-09-2026)
10 Portland Timbers 26 33 48 49 -1 WSt. Louis City 2 - 3 Portland Timbers (29-10-2026)DPortland Timbers 0 - 0 Colorado Rapids (18-10-2026)LLos Angeles Galaxy 2 - 0 Portland Timbers (15-10-2026)DSporting Kansas City 3 - 3 Portland Timbers (11-10-2026)LSan Jose Earthquakes 3 - 1 Portland Timbers (27-09-2026)
11 Minnesota United FC 26 31 40 44 -4 WMinnesota United FC 3 - 1 Sporting Kansas City (29-10-2026)DHouston Dynamo 0 - 0 Minnesota United FC (25-10-2026)WMinnesota United FC 3 - 2 St. Louis City (17-10-2026)DColorado Rapids 2 - 2 Minnesota United FC (15-10-2026)DMinnesota United FC 2 - 2 Houston Dynamo (11-10-2026)
12 San Diego 26 30 45 47 -2 LVancouver Whitecaps 4 - 1 San Diego (29-10-2026)DSan Diego 2 - 2 Seattle Sounders (25-10-2026)DLos Angeles Galaxy 2 - 2 San Diego (18-10-2026)DSan Diego 3 - 3 Houston Dynamo (15-10-2026)DAustin 3 - 3 San Diego (27-09-2026)
13 Los Angeles Galaxy 26 30 34 47 -13 DLos Angeles FC 2 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy (26-10-2026)DLos Angeles Galaxy 2 - 2 San Diego (18-10-2026)WLos Angeles Galaxy 2 - 0 Portland Timbers (15-10-2026)LSt. Louis City 6 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy (11-10-2026)WLos Angeles Galaxy 3 - 2 Colorado Rapids (27-09-2026)
14 Austin 26 28 32 46 -14 LAustin 1 - 2 Real Salt Lake (29-10-2026)WSporting Kansas City 1 - 2 Austin (25-10-2026)LAustin 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps (18-10-2026)LLos Angeles FC 3 - 1 Austin (15-10-2026)DAustin 3 - 3 San Diego (27-09-2026)
15 Sporting Kansas City 26 21 31 61 -30 LMinnesota United FC 3 - 1 Sporting Kansas City (29-10-2026)LSporting Kansas City 1 - 2 Austin (25-10-2026)LSporting Kansas City 1 - 3 Real Salt Lake (18-10-2026)DSporting Kansas City 3 - 3 Portland Timbers (11-10-2026)LSeattle Sounders 2 - 1 Sporting Kansas City (02-10-2026)

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