Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 25, 2012 at 11:10 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas?
Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on March 25, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 26′Ricardo VillarFC Dallas
- 45′A. CollinSporting Kansas City
- 88′K. KamaraSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats; FC Dallas have 1, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | New England Revolution(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | DC United(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 2.0 and concede 0.0 goals per match over their last 2; FC Dallas score 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0/2 | 1/2 |
| FC Dallas | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/2 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (15 points from 21 matches) and FC Dallas sit 5th (33 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | FC Dallas | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
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- Mar 25, 2012New York Red Bulls4-1Colorado Rapids
- Mar 30, 2012DC United4-1FC Dallas
- Mar 31, 2012Toronto FC0-1Columbus Crew
- Mar 31, 2012Philadelphia Union0-0Whitecaps
- Mar 31, 2012New York Red Bulls5-2CF Montreal
- Apr 1, 2012Seattle Sounders0-1San Jose Earthquakes
- Apr 1, 2012Portland Timbers2-3Real Salt Lake