Sporting KC seeks to stop four-game slide against third-place Dallas

Sporting Kansas City enters Saturday's match with a 6-22-4 record, seeking to halt a four-game losing streak against FC Dallas. The visitors rank 16th in the Western Conference, while Dallas sits third with a 15-8-9 record. The two clubs meet at 3 p.m. EDT in Kansas City, Missouri, for the second time this season. Dallas won their previous encounter 4-3.

Dallas enters the game as the favorite, with betting lines at -128. Sporting Kansas City is listed at +274, and a draw is priced at +307. The total expected goals for the match is set at 3.5. Dallas has a 12-6-9 record in Western Conference play this year. Their record improves to 47-9-13 in games where they score two goals.

Sporting Kansas City holds a 6-18-3 mark in conference matches. Their record stands at 11-5-2 in games where they record three or more goals. Over the last ten matches, the team has posted a 13-14-3 record. They average 5.4 goals and 16.2 shots on goal per game. However, they allow 7.8 goals per game over that span.

FC Dallas has gone 20-5-5 in their last ten games. They average 5.1 goals and 15.6 shots on goal per match while allowing 3.6 goals. Dejan Joveljic leads Sporting Kansas City with eight goals and one assist. Andre Luiz has added seven goals and three assists in the last ten games. Petar Musa leads Dallas with 22 goals and three assists.

Five Sporting Kansas City players are not expected to play: Seymour Reid, Justin Reynolds, Diego Henrique Borges da Silva, Moises Mosquera, and Or Blorian. Two Dallas players are also out: Sam Sarver and Logan Farrington. All five absentees from Sporting Kansas City are listed as injured, as are both absentees from Dallas.