FC Dallas vs Austin FC Prediction: It could go either way

FC Dallas resume their MLS campaign against Austin FC after the end of the Leagues Cup tournament last week. Their last game against Inter Miami CF in the Leagues Cup, ended in a 4-4 draw and they lost on penalties. Austin FC lost their first game since the return of the MLS. They were beaten 6-3 by Saint Louis City away from home and now they are chasing a vital win in this match.

On the MLS table, Austin FC are ranked 15th with 32 points from 24 matches, while FC Dallas are ranked 19th with 30 points from 23 matches played.

FC Dallas

FC Dallas will be hoping to put their Leagues Cup disappointment behind them and push on for a positive result in the MLS as they take on Austin FC. Their last game against in the MLS prior to the Leagues Cup ended in a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders away from home. Sam Junqua scored an own goal to give Seattle Sounders the lead in the 32nd minute and in the 42nd minute Bernard Kamungo drew FC Dallas level. The game ended in a 1-1 draw as neither side could score another goal. FC Dallas was second best in that game as they managed 41% possession, 2 shots on target and 1 corner kick.

FC Dallas are winless in their last 3 MLS matches and in their last 5, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They lost against Austin FC (A), then they beat Los Angeles 2-0 (H) and then they had back-to-back defeats against DC United (H) and Colorado Rapids (A) and finally they played a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders (A).

In their last 5 home games, they had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. And their last home game in the MLS was against DC United and they lost 1-0.

Streaks: more than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Austin FC

Austin FC scored 3 goals against Saint Louis City last week, but conceded 6 goals in the process. Tim Parker and Nicholas Gioacchini gave The Saints a 2-goal lead in the first half and in the 50th minute Nicholas Gioacchini scored the 3rd goal. Sebastian Driussi scored Austin’s opening goal from the spot in the 61st minute, but yet again The Saints scored their 4th goal in the 72nd minute through Samuel Adeniran. Austin FC got another goal through Will Bruin in the 87th minute. Then Tomas Ostrak scored Saint Louis’ 5th goal in the 88th minute and then Emiliano RIgoni replied with Austin’s 3rd goal in the 91st minute. Samuel Adeniran struck again with The Saints 6th goal in the 95th minute to end the game 6-3. Austin FC had 56% possession, 9 shots on target and 5 corner kicks in that game.

Austin’s last 5 games in the MLS ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They won against Minnesota United (A) and Sporting Kansas City (H), and lost against Vancouver Whitecaps (A) and Saint Louis City (A), then played a draw with Inter Miami CF (A).

In their last 5 away games, they had just 1 win, 3 defeats and 1 draw. Their latest away game was the 6-3 defeat to Saint Louis City last week.

Streaks: losses (3), without a clean sheet (7), more than 2.5 goals (6/6), both teams scoring (7/7), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Head to Head

FC Dallas and Austin FC have played 8 matches against each other in the past. In that time, FC Dallas won 4 matches, while Austin FC won 2 matches and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/7 matches
• Both teams scored in 5/7 matches
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 5/7 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

FC Dallas have played 23 matches in the MLS and they have scored 25 goals and conceded 26. They score an average of 1.1 goals per game and their conversion rate is 11%. They played an average of 10.3 shots per game and 3.3 shots were on target per game. They played 3.6 corners per game and they kept an average of 48.4% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Austin FC have played 24 matches in the MLS and they have scored 35 goals and conceded 38. They score an average of 1.5 goals per game and their conversion rate is 12%. They played an average of 12.3 shots per game and 4.3 shots were on target per game. They played 5.3 corners per game and they kept an average of 51.9% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game and have kept 5 clean sheets.

• Home or Away Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.72 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.85 Odds