FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: Don't trust the visitors just yet

FC Dallas picked up a vital win in their last game against Inter Miami CF away from home and now they look set to continue that record as they welcome Real Salt Lake to the Toyota Stadium. Real Salt Lake also emerged winners in their last match after beating Charlotte FC 3-1 at home. FC Dallas have played 7 matches so far and their record is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while Real Salt Lake have played 1 game less and had 2 wins and 4 defeats. FC Dallas are 4th in the western conference and 9th on the MLS table, while Real Salt Lake are 10th in the western conference and 22nd in the MLS table.

FC Dallas (WDLWD)

FC Dallas finally grabbed the important win against Inter Miami CF in their last match. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Against Inter Miami, Jesus Ferreira scored the only goal of the game in the 27th minute. According to statistics, Dallas had just 31% possession, 8 shots on target and 2 corner kicks.

FC Dallas are now 4th in the western conference with 11 points from 7 games played. They recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats and they have a goal ratio of 9:7.

At home, FC Dallas are ranked 6th with 7 points. They had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat and their goal ratio is 6:4 on home soil.

Team streak: both teams scoring (5/6).

Real Salt Lake (WLLLL)

Real Salt Lake come into this match with a very horrible record. They were on a 4 match losing streak until their 3-1 win against Charlotte FC in their last match. In their last 5 matches, they had just 1 win and 4 defeats. Against Charlotte FC, they were brilliant as they dominated the visitors throughout the game. Pablo Ruiz, Anderson Julio and Jefferson Savarino were all on the scoresheet in that game. Real Salt Lake had 40% possession, 10 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Real Salt Lake are currently 10th in the western conference, with 6 points from 6 matches played. They had 2 wins and 4 defeats and their goal ratio is 6:14.

Team Streak: without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (7/8), first to concede (6/6), first half loser (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (7/9).

Head to Head

FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake have played 20 matches against each other. FC Dallas lead with 9 wins, while Real Salt Lake have 5 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Real Salt Lake are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 meetings.
• FC Dallas were first to score in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.

Expected Lineups

• FC Dallas (4-2-3-1): Maarten Paes, Marco Farfan, Jose Antonio Martinez, Nkosi Tafari, Geovane, Facundo Quingnon, Paxton Pomykal, Alan Velasco, Jesus Ferreira, Paul Arriola, Jesus Jimenez.
• Real Salt Lake (4-4-2): Zac MacMath, Andrew Brody, Justen Glad, Marcelo Silva, Brayan Vera, Andres Gomez, Jasper Loffelsend, Pablo Ruiz, Jefferson Savarino, Anderson Julio, Rubio Rubin.

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams were back to winning ways after some poor run of games. It is still unclear how these teams will play from here on, whether the win was a one-off thing or they are now back in the winning business. FC Dallas have better chances here, as they are the better team in this match and they have home advantage. Salt Lake are not quite out of the struggle yet despite their last win. Their performance is yet to catch the eye to prove they are back to their best. So i expect them to struggle here against FC Dallas

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.78 Odds
• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-0 at 7.4 Odds