Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 12 match between FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
FC Dallas enjoy home advantage, when visitors Real Salt Lake swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
The FC Dallas enter the game ranked 8 in the Western Conference, while the Real Salt Lake are 5 in the Western Conference.
Form: FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake
FC Dallas Form
A single point is all FC Dallas can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with LA Galaxy, before getting trounced 0-1 against Minnesota United while Seattle Sounders FC won 2-1. FC Dallas claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored ten and conceded ten goals.
Real Salt Lake Form
Real Salt Lake collected one win from their last three matches, as Inter Miami CF won by 0-2. LA Galaxy were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Real Salt Lake won 2-0 against Portland Timbers. Real Salt Lake claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to nine.
Betting facts for FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Dallas matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Dallas matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Dallas matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Dallas matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Real Salt Lake matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Real Salt Lake matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Real Salt Lake away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Real Salt Lake away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target four times in recent Major League Soccer matches for Real Salt Lake. His total for the season says five goals scored in this Major League Soccer campaign. With four goals lately for FC Dallas in the Major League Soccer, Petar Musa is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular betting markets: FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake
Full-time result
FC Dallas won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Toyota Stadium. They drew five and lost one as well, while Real Salt Lake won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. FC Dallas have not lost to Real Salt Lake in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
FC Dallas scored first in six of their last ten home games. Real Salt Lake scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While FC Dallas managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Real Salt Lake kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. FC Dallas have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Real Salt Lake.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Dallas, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Real Salt Lake, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.
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