FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: The goal drought continues

FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas go toe-to-toe in the round 4 of the MLS campaign. This will be the third home game for FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas are on the road for the 3rd time in this campaign. FC Dallas recovered from an opening day defeat to grab a win and then a draw in the 3rd match, while Sporting Kansas are yet to register a single win in the opening 3 matches of the season.

FC Dallas can feel some consolation after losing the first match against Minnesota FC (1-0) at home. They recovered brilliantly by beating LA Galaxy 3-1 at home in the second round. The third match ended in a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Against Vancouver Whitecaps, Dallas were dominant in possession, taking 56% possession, 2 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

FC Dallas are currently ranked 6th on the western conference table, with 4 points from 3 matches.

Team streaks: - Without clean sheet (4), less than 2.5 goals (7/8), less than 4.5 cards (9/10), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Sporting Kansas have not started brightly as they had hoped. They are yet to get a win in the MLS new season, as they had 2 draws and 1 loss in 3 matches. They lost 1-0 to Portland Timbers on opening day and then played 0-0 draw back-to-back against Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy. Against LA Galaxy, Sporting Kansas had as much as 11 shots on target, 48% possession and 9 corner kicks but still couldn’t break through the opposition defence.

Sporting Kansas are 10th in the Western Conference table, with 2 points from 3 matches.

Team streak:- No wins (3), No goals scored (3), Less than 4.5 cards (10/10).

FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas have played 20 times prior to this match. Both teams have won 8 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• FC Dallas are without a clean sheet in 6 meetings.
• Sporting Kansas are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 in meetings.
• FC Dallas won the first half in 6/8 meetings.

FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas are high-scoring teams. More so, Sporting Kansas are yet to register a goal in 3 matches despite putting up a brilliant performance in their last match. I think it's worth considering that both teams are struggling to score goals and predicting that both teams will see limited opportunities to score here.

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.99 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-1 at 8.90 Odds