Match Report
Before the match
six goals for and 15 against accompanied Sporting Kansas City's one draw and four defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 3-1 defeat away to Minnesota United FC (29 October) was their most recent result.
Minnesota United FC hosted Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer) on 29 October. For Sporting Kansas City, the score was 1-3: one goal scored, three allowed. 1-2 was Sporting Kansas City's result against Austin on 25 October (Major League Soccer), playing at home; Sporting Kansas City lost, with one scored to two conceded. The 18 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Sporting Kansas City with Real Salt Lake. Sporting Kansas City lost 1-3 at home, netting one goal while conceding three. Playing away from home against Nashville SC (Major League Soccer), Sporting Kansas City finished 0-4 on 15 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against four from the opposition. 11 October: Sporting Kansas City drew 3-3 against Portland Timbers at home in Major League Soccer, scoring three goals and allowing three.
FC Dallas: two wins, one draw and two defeats over five games; eight goals scored, seven conceded. Latest: a 2-0 defeat at home to Columbus Crew on 29 October; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to San Jose Earthquakes on 25 October.
Playing at home against Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer), FC Dallas finished 0-2 on 29 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against two from the opposition. 25 October: FC Dallas won 3-0 against San Jose Earthquakes at home in Major League Soccer, scoring three goals and allowing zero. Against Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer, FC Dallas scored two and conceded two on 18 October; the away from home result was 2-2. FC Dallas's at home game on 15 October (Major League Soccer) ended 1-0 against Seattle Sounders, with one goal for and zero against. On 10 October, Charlotte faced FC Dallas in Major League Soccer: FC Dallas lost 2-3 away from home, having scored two and conceded three.
The last two recorded meetings were a 4-3 home win for FC Dallas on 6 September and a 4-2 away win for FC Dallas on 15 June 2025.
After the match
Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas drew 1-1 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas on 31 October 2026. Herman Johansson opened the scoring in the 19th minute for FC Dallas, set up by Ran Binyamin, to make it 1-0. Jansen Miller levelled it 47 minutes into the game for Sporting Kansas City, set up by Owen Wolff, to make it 1-1. 7 players were booked, among them Lalas Abubakar (26'), Jacob Bartlett (39'), Sebastien Ibeagha (52'), Owen Wolff (58'), Jacob Davis (64') and Osaze Urhoghide (83'). The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have FC Dallas 240 points stronger than Sporting Kansas City. three yellow cards went to Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City: five substitutions. FC Dallas picked up four yellow cards. FC Dallas: five substitutions.