Preview:Dallas vs. Sporting Kansas City - prediction, team news, lineups

Still looking to claim their first win of the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign, Sporting Kansas City will be the guests of Dallas at the Toyota Stadium in their gameweek six MLS encounter this weekend.

The hosts occupy eighth position in the standings with seven points, while the visitors are rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference with a single point.

Match preview

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FC Dallas defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 in their last MLS outing to earn their second win of the current campaign.

After claiming a 2-1 win over Houston Dynamo in their first game of the season, the hosts endured a three-game winless spell that saw them slide down the table.

Now eighth in the Western Conference standings with seven points after five matches, Eric Quill's team will be looking to build on that impressive result to earn consecutive triumphs for the first time this season.

However, the Toyota Stadium seems not to be a good hunting ground for the home side, as they are yet to win on their home ground this season.

Nevertheless, the home fans will be confident of claiming a victory ahead of this fixture, given the dismal form of the visitors.

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Sporting Kansas City have endured a poor start to the 2025 MLS season, with four losses and a draw across five fixtures in the league.

Having finished second-bottom in their conference last term, the away side would have hoped for a better campaign in 2025, but their abysmal form is a cause for concern for their fans.

Currently rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference standings with a single point from five matches, Peter Vermes's charges will be desperate to register their first win of the season.

Although the Wizards have been decent going forward with five goals scored in the MLS so far, their defence has been central to their shortcomings with 10 goals conceded - averaging two goals conceded per game.

Having said that, the visitors won three of their last five meetings against the Bulls, and they can draw some inspiration from that ahead of this fixture.

Team News

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Geovane Jesus is a long-term absentee, and he is not expected to feature, having been on the sidelines with a cruciate ligament injury since September.

Similarly, Paxton Pomykal will not be involved on Sunday, as he is currently recuperating from knee surgery.

In addition, this fixture will come too soon for Patrickson Delgado after their last outing against Real Salt Lake.

For the visitors, Joaquin Fernandez is sidelined with a back injury, and he will not be part of the travelling squad for this encounter.

Andrew Brody is currently out with an unstated injury, while Dany Rosero is recovering from an ankle injury.

Dallas possible starting lineup: Collodi; Moore, Ibeagha, Urhoghide, Farfan; Lletget, Ramiro, Delgado; Acosta; Leo Chu, Musa

Sporting Kansas City possible starting lineup: Pulskamp; Ndenbe, Voloder, Miller, Davies; Rodriguez, Radoja; Thommy, Garcia, Suleymanov; Joveljic

We say: Dallas 2-1 Sporting Kansas City

FC Dallas have not enjoyed the best of starts to the current MLS campaign, but they have shown competitive spirit since the start of the season.

However, they have not been assertive at home this term and are yet to claim their first win in front of their fans this season.

That said, the home side have enough quality to edge the visitors with a 2-1 victory.

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