FC Dallas vs Austin FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 14/07/2022, 03:37  by Ioannis in Major League Soccer Predictions

Dallas host Austin in an action-packed Texas Derby that has it all. With Dallas being in sixth place and fighting to maintain their play-off bound status and Austin being the leaders of the Western conference but just a point ahead of LAFC, both teams have it all to play for. The hosts are clearly not in their best of form. After an encouraging start to the campaign, they are now winless in their last six, conceding more than two goals in four of those games. With regards to their home form, their loss to New York City last time out was the third in their previous four games at the Toyota Stadium. However, they are capable of hitting strong heights in front of their fans, with Dallas having managed six consecutive wins before the current barren run, beating formidable opponents such as Seattle, Portland and rivals Houston. They have also never lost a game against Austin in their three home meetings, winning two in normal time and one after penalties. 

Austin come into this game in formidable form. Their win in another Texan affair against the Houston Dynamo made it four wins in their last four, ensuring that Los Verdes top the form chart right now in their conference, with thirteen points collected in their previous five games. Indeed, with a serious Golden Boot contender in the face of Sebastian Driussi, an incredibly passionate support and the fearless culture infused by part-owner Mathew McConaughey, Austin look like they could go all the way this season. They are also the top away side in the league this season, with twenty-two points gathered from their eleven games played so far on the road. The Austin outfit have four away wins in a row at the moment, managing to keep clean sheets in three of those, yet have never beaten Dallas in the five games played since their formation, drawing two and losing three. In an important sidenote, this game concludes the famed Copa Tejas series, which is an individual battle for supremacy among the three Texan clubs, with Austin requiring a single draw today to secure this unofficial trophy.