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The 1-1 draw slightly flattered Sporting Kansas City, with FC Dallas posting a higher xG (1.76 vs 1.03) and creating more dangerous chances (10 shots inside the box to SKC's 5). Dallas' early pressure told when Herman Johansson converted Ran Binyamin's assist in the 19th minute, but they failed to capitalise on their territorial advantage, managing just 2 shots on target from their 10 attempts. Sporting KC's equaliser from Jansen Miller (45+2') against the run of play came from one of only 4 shots on target, with Owen Wolff providing the assist.

Despite Dallas' superior chance creation (7 corners to 3) and higher xG, their wastefulness proved costly - epitomised by Petar Musa's 90+7' penalty miss after a VAR intervention. The key stat: Dallas generated 1.76 xG but scored just once, while Sporting KC outperformed their 1.03 xG with their sole goal. Dallas' inability to convert dominance into goals (45% possession but 10 shots to SKC's 8) cost them all three points.