Sporting KC vs FC Dallas Predictions, Picks, MLS Odds 10/6/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 9/30/2019

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Toyota Stadium

Krisztián Németh and Sporting KC (10-8-15, 10th in the Western Conference) are headed to Toyota Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet FC Dallas (12-9-12, 7th in the Western Conference). The expected starting goalkeepers are Tim Melia for Sporting KC and Jesse Gonzalez for FC Dallas. Sporting Kansas City is priced at +320 while FCD is at -148. The O/U opens at 3.

Sporting KC comes into this game holding a mark of 10 victories, 8 draws, and 15 losses ranking them 10th in the Western Conference. During the season thus far, they have racked up a total of 46 goals which puts them at 8th in the conference and 15th in the league. Their goal differential is -12, ranking them 21st in the league. Sporting KC will look to make sure they are sharing the ball as they have compiled a total of 29 assists, which puts them at 18th in the league and 11th in the conference. In terms of shots on target, they have compiled a total of 171 which puts them at 5th in the conference and 8th in the league. As a group, Kansas City has compiled a total of 412 fouls which has them averaging 12.48 fouls per game. They have compiled a total of 38 points for this season and they are averaging a crowd of 18,601.

Krisztián Németh is one of the players to watch for Sporting KC. The forward from Hungary has appeared in 199 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has played a total of 11,710 mins. Over the course of that time, the 30-year-old has tallied 51 goals and has had an assist on 30 goals. He's earned a career average of 58.8 minutes per game. Németh has started 199 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has totaled 158 fouls over the course of that time. When talking about shots on target, Németh has earned 145 over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranked 50th when compared to active players and 13th in the Western Conference among forwards. Ilie Sánchez is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Kansas City. The 28-year-old from Spain has racked up 9 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which puts him at 47th in the Western Conference among midfielders and 220th out of all players still active in Major League Soccer. He has played 18,536 mins in the time he's played professional soccer which puts him at 17th among active midfielders and has an average of 76.6 mins per appearance which puts him at 178th in Major League Soccer. In the time he has played pro soccer, he has produced 40 shots on target which puts him at 44th in the Western Conference among active midfielders.

Protecting the goal for Sporting KC is Tim Melia from the United States. He is 32 years old and has played 2,880 mins protecting the goal for the 2019 season. Melia is giving up an average of 1.87 goals per 90 minutes which places him at 16th in the Western Conference and 37th in Major League Soccer among goaltenders. Over the course of the 2019 campaign, he has surrendered 60 goals. His save percentage is .653 which places him at 16th in the Western Conference.

FC Dallas is the team that is standing on the other side of the pitch and for the current year they have 12 victories, 9 draws, and 12 defeats. When it comes to goal differential, they sit 5th in the West and 12th in the league with +2. They have compiled a total of 45 goals for the year which has them at 9th in the West. Dallas has a team save percentage of .662 which currently has them sitting 14th in the league, which tells us scoring chances could be there if they are opportunistic. They have an average crowd of 14,793 ranking them 11th in the West.

One of the hardest players to defend for FCD is Dominique Badji. The 26 year-old has driven 34 balls past the man in net in the time he has played pro soccer. He is 34th among active forwards in the West in assists with 11 and has 100 shots on target in the time he has played pro soccer. He has played a total of 9,224 minutes and has an average of 68.3 mins per appearance in the time he has played pro soccer. Another solid player on this squad is Jesus Ferreira. The forward from Colombia has connected on 14 goals over the course of his professional soccer career which puts him at 38th in the Western Conference among active forwards. He also has committed 33 fouls.

In goal for FCD is Jesse Gonzalez

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Kansas City (+320)

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