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Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 34 match between FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Colorado Rapids come to Toyota Stadium for the Major League Soccer match on Sunday, FC Dallas will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 2 in the Major League Soccer standings, FC Dallas, have so far collected 55 points this season, while Colorado Rapids collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 33 rounds.

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Form: FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids

FC Dallas Form

In has been a bit of everything for FC Dallas in their previous three matches, where they first beat San Jose Earthquakes by 3-0. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Columbus Crew, before an encounter with Sporting Kansas City produced a 1-1 draw. FC Dallas won four of their previous six Major League Soccer games at the Toyota Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored seven goals.

Colorado Rapids Form

In their previous three matches, Colorado Rapids won 1-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps, drew 2-2 with San Jose Earthquakes before losing 2-4 against Chicago Fire FC. Colorado Rapids didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting facts for FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In the last 6 FC Dallas home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 6 FC Dallas home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 FC Dallas matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 FC Dallas matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 FC Dallas home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Colorado Rapids away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Colorado Rapids away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids

It has been a great season for Petar Musa so far as he currently has 22 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving FC Dallas hoping he delivers against Colorado Rapids this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

FC Dallas claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Colorado Rapids won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

FC Dallas scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Impressively, Colorado Rapids scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. FC Dallas managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Colorado Rapids performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids when playing at Toyota Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Dallas, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Colorado Rapids, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.