FC Dallas vs Los Angeles FC Prediction: Back both teams to find the back of the net

FC Dallas’ struggles seemed to be more serious than usual as they have now lost back-to-back games against Portland Timbers and Austin FC. They are now in desperate need of a positive response and they have a chance as they welcome fellow-strugglers Los Angeles FC to the Toyota Stadium.

Los Angeles FC have been the center of attraction for quite some time with a lot of doubts on whether they will ever get back to their best form again. They managed back-to-back wins against Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounder but then they fell to a defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps in their last game.

According to the current standings Los Angeles are 6th in the table with 32 points, while FC Dallas are 16th with 26 points.

FC Dallas really need a positive result from this game as their record looks really bad and another defeat here would make things worse. They have won just 1 of their last 7 games in a row. Their last 5 games ended in 1 win and 4 defeats. They had back-to-back defeats against Sporting Kansas and Nashville SC before recording a 2-0 win over Saint Louis City and then they lost back-to-back games against Portland Timbers and Austin FC.

Their home form however has been better according to the league table. They had 17 points from a possible 27. They won 5, drew 2 and lost 2 of their last 9 home games. And in their last 5 home games they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won games against Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps before holding Houston Dynamo to a draw. Then they lost to Nashville SC and then won their most recent home game against Saint Louis City SC.

FC Dallas were totally dominated in their last match when they faced Austin FC in the Q2 Stadium last week. They conceded goals from Ethan Finlay and Diego Fagudez in the first half and then in the second half the hosts stretched their lead further with another goal from Gyasi Zardes in the 58th minute.

Team streak: first to concede (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Los Angeles FC are also desperate to get back to winning ways after their 3-2 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps at home in their last match. Los Angeles are losing confidence on the possibility of turning their season around and a win here might go a long way to bring them back on track. Their last 5 games ended in 2 wins and 3 defeats. They lost both games against Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps and won games against Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders.

Los Angeles are not perfect away from home according to the records as they have 12 points from a possible 24 points while playing away this season. They played 8 games away from home and had 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Their last 5 away games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. After holding Nashville to a 1-1 draw, they lost 2-1 to San Jose Earthquakes and then won 3-0 against Real Salt Lake. But they lost yet again to Houston Dynamo by 4 goals to nil and then won their last away game against Sporting Kansas City (2-1).

Their most recent game ended in a 3-2 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps at home last week. Vancouver took the early lead with two goals from Ranko Veselinovic and Brian White in the 2nd and 23rd minutes, before Denis Bouanga pulled one goal back for Los Angeles on the stroke of half time. Vancouver got the third goal from Ryan Gauld in the 63rd minute and Carlos Vela scored the second goal for Los Angeles 5 minutes later. And the game ended 3-2 at full time in favor of Vancouver Whitecaps.

Team streak: first to concede (4/5), first half loser (4/5).

FC Dallas and Los Angeles FC have played 10 matches in the past. Los Angeles won 5 games, while FC Dallas won 2 matches and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• FC Dallas are without a clean sheet in 10 meetings.
• Los Angeles are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 meetings.
• Los Angeles scored first in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/6 meetings.

According to analysis, FC Dallas have scored 21 goals and conceded 22 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.1 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 10.9 shots per game with 3.6 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.1 corners per game and take up 49.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.2 goals per game.

According to analysis, Los Angeles FC have scored 28 goals and conceded 19 goals in 18 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.6 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 2.2 big chances per game and take a total of 15.7 shots per game with 5.5 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.3 corners per game and take up 50.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 7 clean sheets and they conceded 1.1 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Both Teams to Score at 1.65 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.78 Odds
• Correct Score 1-2 at 9.50 Odds