Home sweet home. That will be the theme on Saturday night as FC Dallas makes its return to Toyota Stadium for the first time in nearly three months. In their path, is Sporting Kansas City, a team who has lost five of their last six and are looking like this year’s Wooden Spoon winner.
This will be the first meeting between these two sides in 2026. Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 3 - 1 Sporting KC
- Key player to watch: Petar Musa - He's two away from some serious records. With 12 games to go and a lot of home games, every chance for him to score is going to be important.
- Why this game matters: It is the first game back home since the middle of May, and against the worst team in MLS. No excuses here to not get three points.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs Sporting: Dallas holds a slight edge in the all-time regular season series with SKC with a 33-29-14.
Home record vs Kansas City: FC Dallas has a fairly solid home record against SKC, going 20-12-5 in all-time regular season meetings. FCD has also outscored SKC 70-43 during those matches.
Homegrown clock: Both Michael Collodi and Nolan Norris have gobbled up a good amount of minutes in 2026. Norris also has one goal on the season. Caleb Swann also made his debut off the bench in New York, while Josh Torquato earned his first start recently in Vancouver. Together, they have played 2592 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1775 minutes in 2025.
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Notable season stats:
- FCD is 20th in crosses in MLS with 217.
- The Burn are 13th in total distance covered in MLS with 541.13 km (1578 miles).
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 314.
- FC Dallas is 14th in MLS in xG with 35.39.
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in shot efficiency with 5.61.
- Musa is second in MLS in xG with 13.16. He also ranks 6th in MLS in shots with 70.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
Eric Quill put out what was likely one of his strongest lineups in St. Louis last week, we may see a tweak or two for Saturday’s home return.
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Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: Sam Sarver, Daniel, Osaze Urhoghide
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Christian Cappis, Patrickson Delgado, Nolan Norris
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Anderson Julio (lower body),
Questionable: none
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International duty: none
Sporting KC Notes:
Key player for Sporting: Andre Luiz
Drew Epperley
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Zorhan Bassong (calf), Jake Davis (knee), Owen Wolff (ankle)
Questionable: Calvin Harris (knee), Ian James (knee)
International duty: none
How to watch
Big game this week for FC Dallas. Before we get into it, members have the full scouting report, projected lineups, and injury report. If you want to go into Matchday actually knowing what to watch for, now's the time.
