FC DALLAS welcome FC Juarez to Toyota Stadium for a Leagues Cup Group C clash on Thursday. Dallas will be counting on their solid home record and should have too much for Juarez, who have been poor lately.
FC Dallas are coming off a 2-1 defeat to St Louis City in their opening Leagues Cup fixture. They took the lead early in the contest through Samuel Junqua but were quickly pegged back and went on to concede the winner after the break.
The good news for FC Dallas is that they have a good record at Toyota Stadium having lost history once in their last 11 home matches. Peter Luccin’s men have picked up eight wins in that run but are without a clean sheet in four of the last five.
FC Juarez are far from their best heading into Thursday’s clash having failed to claim a single win after four Liga MX matches this season. They are currently in the bottom half of the standings and will be seeking a win to spark a resurgence.
Things are quite poor for Juarez in recent times as they are currently on a four match losing run across all competitions. Mauricio Barbieri’s men are coming off a 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in a club friendly last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Dallas to bounce back
Dallas have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 8/11 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Juarez is valued at 3/1 while Betfred is also offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: No previous meetings
This will be the first ever meeting between Dallas and Juarez.
Players to watch: Musa to lead Dallas attack
Petar Musa has been the standout player for Dallas this season, scoring 13 MLS goals so far. With support from the likes of Paul Arriola and Bernard Kamungo, Dallas could be backed to score first on Thursday at 4/7 with Betfred.
Juarez will be looking to capitalise on Dallas’ defensive vulnerability and will look to Aviles Hurtado and Angel Zaldivar to provide the spark. Both men could combine to ensure the visitors grab the first goal at 8/5 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Bernard Kamungo was a second half substitute last time out and could feature from the start on Thursday. Asier Illaramendi should also return to the midfield having sat out the defeat to St Louis City.
Aviles Hurtado and Angel Zaldivar are likely to partner in attack for Juarez as tgey looks to fortify the attack. Jonathan Gonzalez should feature in midfield while Moises Mosquera should retain his place in defence.
FC Dallas: Paes, Ibeagha, Tafari, Farfan, Twumasi, Ntsabeleng, Sainte, Junqua, Arriola, Kamungo, Musa
FC Juarez: Jurado, Orquin, Calvo, Mosquera, Edson Fernando, Campillo, Gonzalez, Garcia, Torres, Hurtado, Zaldivar
Anything else catch the eye?
With both teams often struggling at the back, goals could be expected in Thursday’s clash. Over 4.5 goals is priced at 4/1 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 7/4 for over 3.5 goals.
Dallas have scored in both halves in their last two MLS matches and could be set for a similar pattern at 6/4 with Betfred.
This MLS match between FC Dallas and FC Juarez will be played on Aug 1, 2024 and kick off at 02:00. Check below for our tipsters best FC Dallas vs FC Juarez prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
