Sporting Kansas City gave up fewer chances than usual at home

Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas shared the points after a late Dallas penalty was missed, and the chances told a quieter story than the scoreline.

The moment that matters most came deep into the game. At 90 minutes, VAR confirmed a penalty for FC Dallas, Petar Musa stepped up to take it, and he missed. A penalty is almost a certain goal, so that miss is the reason the match finished level.

Dallas had led from the 19th minute, when Herman Johansson scored with an assist from Ran Binyamin. Sporting Kansas City pulled level on the stroke of half-time through Jansen Miller, who was set up by Owen Wolff.

Sporting had 54% of the ball, well above the 47% they usually hold at home. Possession simply means how much of the ball a side keeps, and on its own it does not produce chances. Sporting managed only 8 shots, against the 13 they usually take at home. Dallas had 46% of the ball, close to their usual 45.8%, and took 9 shots, against an away average of 12.3.

Expected goals, a score for how good each shot was based on where it came from and how it was struck, tells a different story. Sporting's chances added up to 1.03, above their 0.9 at home, so fewer shots produced slightly better chances. Dallas's total of 0.97 sat well below their 1.41 away norm. All nine of Dallas's shots came from inside the box, against five of Sporting's shots.

Sporting's defence faced chances adding up to the total Dallas created, a long way under the 1.77 they usually concede at home. J. Sirois made three saves for Dallas, the most of either goalkeeper, while Sporting's keeper made one. The chances were fewer, but Dallas still had the better of the openings in the box.

Miller's equaliser and Johansson's opener were the two moments that shaped the first half. Binyamin won five contests for the ball, the most of any Dallas player in the match, and his work helped Dallas stay in the game after Sporting's goal. The result left both sides with a share of the points rather than a clear winner.

Dallas sit second in the table with 54 points from 32 games, while Sporting are 15th with 22 points from the same number of matches. Sporting have lost five of their last six, and Dallas have won three of theirs.

Player of the matchH. Johansson1 goal7.5

Jansen Miller1 goal7.5

O. Wolff1 assist7.3

J. Sirois3 saves7.1