FC Dallas closed out its road schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City, in a match where the visitors created the better scoring chances but couldn’t turn them into three full points.
Despite holding 45% of the possession, Dallas outshot Sporting 10-8, generated three big chances, and generated a decent expected goals number.
The full numbers suggest Dallas did enough offensively to win this one, however the late penalty miss will come back to haunt this team.
Let’s dive into the stats for how this one played out.
xG Battle/Attacking numbers
The biggest takeaway from the attacking numbers is how Dallas was able to get into decent attacking spots despite seeing less of the ball.
Sporting controlled the possession and completed 450 passes, while Dallas had over a hundred less completed passes on the day, but the visitors were far more effective at getting the ball into dangerous areas.
Dallas recorded 33 touches inside the penalty area, nearly double SKC’s 18.
Those numbers show that Dallas didn’t settle for something from distance and were able to test a young Sporting backline.
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