Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

With both Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Thursday at America First Field. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Major League Soccer campaign.

The Real Salt Lake enter the game ranked 7 in the Western Conference, while the FC Dallas are 5 in the Western Conference.

Team form: Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas

Real Salt Lake Form

Real Salt Lake collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 4-0 and 3-0 winners against Atlante and FC Juarez, respectively. Against Minnesota United, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Real Salt Lake claimed four wins in their last six Major League Soccer matches at the America First Field. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 12 goals.

FC Dallas Form

In their last three matches, FC Dallas drew 0-0 with LA Galaxy, beat Queretaro FC by 2-0 and beat Austin FC by 1-2. FC Dallas won half their previous six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas

It’s been a great season for Petar Musa so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt FC Dallas want him to continue this productive spell against Real Salt Lakethis coming Thursday.

Betting markets: Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas

Full-time result

Real Salt Lake claimed eight wins, drew one and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Dallas won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. FC Dallas have not lost to Real Salt Lake in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Real Salt Lake scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. FC Dallas scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Real Salt Lake games Real Salt Lake managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from FC Dallas performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. FC Dallas have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Real Salt Lake when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Salt Lake, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for FC Dallas, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Real Salt Lake scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.