Interim Sporting Kansas Metropolis head coach Kerry Zavagnin is eager to make his crew’s residence benefit depend after a stretch of highway video games all through the month of Might.
Sporting Kansas performed six league video games final month, 4 of which had been away from residence, successful simply a kind of matches towards the Houston Dynamo on Might 31.
That run of kind sees Zavagnin’s aspect down in twelfth within the Western Convention, however three consecutive residence video games present the Sporting Kansas boss hope of a revival.
“I believe it was simply as we speak once I was wanting on the reality we had been seven out of 9 on the highway,” Zavagnin mentioned. “I transmitted that to the group.
“We knew coming into the season that Might was going to be a difficult month so if we may get by way of that month in a good method, we felt like we had been going to have the ability to set ourselves up for the house stand, which now we have.
“We haven’t bought most factors, and we suffered a troublesome defeat final weekend towards LA, however we’re positioned in a method that if we maintain our residence video games, one play at a time, we are going to enter the ultimate stretch in a great way.”
Locked in for Dallas #SKCvFCD | #SportingKC pic.twitter.com/sWbx8l18iC
— Sporting Kansas Metropolis (@SportingKC) June 11, 2025
Dallas additionally struggled throughout Might, failing to select up a single win of their six league video games (D3 L3), final tasting victory in a 4-3 conquer Inter Miami on April 27.
Their final MLS fixture noticed them go toe-to-toe with Jap Convention leaders Philadelphia Union, managing a goalless draw regardless of Lalas Abubakar first-half dismissal.
Dallas are a spot and two factors above this weekend’s opponents, although a lot has been fabricated from their younger squad and their begin to the season below Eric Quill.
Practically half of the Dallas roster has gamers who’ve emerged from the academy, and whereas that’s a problem in attempting to win titles, it additionally represents the franchise’s identification.
“You simply take satisfaction within the effort and time you spent with these younger gamers,” head coach Quill mentioned.
“I bought into this recreation to assist gamers be the most effective variations of themselves and take them past the degrees they suppose they’re able to.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Sporting Kansas – Daniel Salloi
Salloi has scored 9 regular-season objectives towards Dallas, together with within the assembly in March, three greater than towards every other opponent in his MLS profession.
The one participant to attain extra objectives in regular-season conferences between the groups was Jason Kreis for Dallas towards Kansas Metropolis (14).
FC Dallas – Luciano Acosta
Acosta has been the standout performer in an underwhelming season for Dallas, netting three objectives in 15 appearances since his swap from FC Cincinnati.
Of their goalless draw with the Philadelphia Union, the Argentine ended the sport with team-high totals for possibilities created (two) and crosses (5).
MATCH PREDICTION: SPORTING KANSAS WIN
The house aspect has gained every of the final eight conferences between Sporting Kansas and Dallas in all competitions, together with Kansas Metropolis recording 4 straight residence wins over Dallas for the primary time since 2015-16.
Sporting Kansas’ four-match unbeaten run ended with a 3-1 away loss to LAFC. They haven’t misplaced consecutive matches since late March, with defeats to LAFC and FC Dallas.
Dallas, in the meantime, have gained solely one in all their final 10 regular-season matches relationship again to late March (D5 L4). Dallas totalled 4 objectives in its lone win in that point, a 4-3 victory at Inter Miami, whereas scoring 5 objectives within the different 9 video games.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Sporting Kansas – 40.4%
Draw – 26.6%
FC Dallas – 33%
