LA GALAXY continue their pursuit of the frontrunners in the Western Conference as they travel to FC Dallas for an MLS fixture on Sunday. The Galaxy have shown their quality in recent times and with Dallas looking a bit of colour lately, an away win could be expected here.
Things have been a bit rough for Dallas in recent weeks as they have lost four of their last five matches across all competitions. Peter Luccin’s men head into Sunday’s clash with back-to-back defeats to Sporting Kansas, losing 3-2 in the MLS last weekend before falling 2-1 in the US Open Cup on Thursday.
The good news for Dallas is that they have been solid at Toyota Stadium, losing just once in their last eight matches. They have claimed six wins in that run, including a 3-2 victory over Portland Timbers in their previous home fixture.
LA Galaxy successfully bounced back from their defeat in the derby as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United last time out. A goal in each half from Gabriel Pec was enough to earn them all three points.
The result means LA Galaxy travel to Toyota Stadium with five wins from their last six matches. Greg Vanney’s men have also shown some quality in their travels, winning their last two away fixtures.
How the bookies view it: A closely fought encounter
The bookies are anticipating a closely fought encounter with a win for Dallas priced at 6/4 with Betfred, who is offering 7/5 for a victory for LA Galaxy. A draw is set at odds of 12/5.
Head to head: Galaxy with the edge
LA Galaxy have a 41-38 edge with 13 draws from 92 previous matches against Dallas. The Galaxy claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in May with Dejan Joveljic netting a brace.
Players to watch: Joveljic on the haunt again
Dejan Joveljic is the leading scorer for LA Galaxy this season with 12 MLS goals so far and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The striker netted a brace in the reverse fixture and is priced at 8/5 by Betfred to find the net once again.
Petar Musa has also impressed for Dallas this season, scoring 11 MLS goals so far. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on and is priced at 11/5 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Probable line-ups
Dallas have plenty of Injury worries with Jesus Ferreira still sidelined alongside Alan Velasco and Geovane Jesus. Petar Musa should return to lead the line having come off the bench in the previous MLS fixture.
LA Galaxy have no new injury problems and could retain the same team that won against Minnesota last time out in the MLS. Gabriel Pec should partner Dejan Joveljic in attack following after netting a brace last time out.
FC Dallas: Paes, Tafari, Gonzalez, Junqua, Twumasi, Pondeca, Norris, Sealy, Ntsabeleng, Farrington, Musa
LA Galaxy: McCarthy, Nelson, Caceres, Yoshida, Yamane, Fagundez, Delgado, Paintsil, Puig, Gabriel Pec, Joveljic
Anything else catch the eye?
The last three meetings between both teams have produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 11/8 by Betfred. There have been first half goals for both teams in all three meetings and a repeat is priced at 5/2 with Betfred.
LA Galaxy have opened the scoring in five of their last six matches and are priced at 9/10 by Betfred to grab the first goal.
This MLS match between FC Dallas and LA Galaxy will be played on Jul 14, 2024 and kick off at 01:30. Check below for our tipsters best FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
