Seattle Sounders vs FC Dallas Prediction: A Low-scoring Affair as always.

Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas play against each other in their first Playoff game at the Lumen Field. The Sounders witnessed a fine run towards the end of the season and ultimately qualified for the playoffs, while FC Dallas had no defeat in their last 9 MLS games of the season. Both teams have a reason to be optimistic about getting into the next round as they are both in good form at the moment.

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders qualified for the playoffs after a string of good performances towards the end of the season. They were unbeaten in their last 9 games, winning 4 and drawing 5. At the end of the campaign, they were 2nd in the Western Conference and 7th in the MLS, having 53 points from 34 games. They recorded 14 wins, 11 draws, and 9 defeats throughout the season.

Seattle Sounders will play against FC Dallas will be playing against each other in the Playoffs. They played out a draw in their 2 meetings last season, with both games ending 1-1. But Seattle Sounders will be expected to continue their good home run against FC Dallas, as they have not lost against Dallas on home soil since 2019.

Streaks

• No losses in 9 games.
• More than 10.5 corners in 5/5 games.

FC Dallas

FC Dallas hopes to continue their fine form in the playoffs. They were unbeaten in their last 9 games of the season, winning 2 and drawing 7. By the end of the season, they were 7th on the Western Conference table and 14th on the MLS table, with 46 points in 34 matches. They recorded 11 wins, 13 draws and 10 defeats last season.

FC Dallas's away record in their last 5 games was 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat.

Dallas played 2 draws against Seattle Sounders in their last 2 meetings in the league. Their most recent meeting was at the Lumen Field and they played out a 1-1 draw.

Streaks

• No losses in 9 games.
• Without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Less than 2.5 goals in 5/6 games.
• Both teams scored in 9/10 matches.
• First to concede in 5/7 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 7/9 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 matches.

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas played 20 matches against each other. Seattle Sounders won 8 matches and FC Dallas won 7 matches, while they played a draw in 5 matches.

Streaks

• Seattle Sounders have not lost the last 3 meetings.
• FC Dallas have not kept a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings.
• Less than 2.5 goals in 7/7 matches.
• Seattle Sounders scored first in 7/8 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 8/9 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas have played a stalemate in their last 2 meetings against each other. Also in their last 7 meetings, they have played under 2.5 Goals. The playoffs won't be any different considering the pressure that both sides will be under. So I don't expect both sides to take the risk of playing counter attacking football. So we will see another low scoring game here.

• Draw or Under 2.5 Goal at 1.63 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.77 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.60 Odds