LAFC Dominant
After 16 games, that’s the best word to describe Los Angeles FC. Carlos Vela and company sit atop the MLS Western Conference with a four-point advantage over Real Salt Lake. The crazy part is that RSL has played one more game.
As if that wasn’t enough, no other team in the league has scored more goals than LAFC with 32. Their next opponent, FC Dallas is close. The visiting Burn, who are offering a +390 price in the sportsbook, have scored 26 goals and could join RSL in second place by pulling off the upset on Wednesday.
Let’s check the latest news, stats, injury reports, and MLS odds for Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas. We’ve plenty of soccer predictions for you to consider.
Los Angeles FC: Home Sweet Home
Last Sunday, Los Angeles FC defeated the New York Bulls 2-0 with goals from Cristian Arango and Diego Palacios. The game, also at Banc of California Stadium, marked the 34th straight regular-season home game in which LAFC has scored.
Plus, they’ve lost only one game when playing at home (6-2-1), against Austin FC (2-1). Overall, the victory over the Red Bulls also allowed them to increase their non-losing streak up to four games. During that span, only the Seattle Sounders were able to snatch a draw.
We already established that LAFC is one of the more reliable soccer picks when playing at home, but there’s more. Both team’s goals against New York were in the second half, taking its total to a league-high 22 goals after halftime. On the other hand, they’ve allowed only three goals, a league low.
Curiously enough, none of the LAFC players are among the tournament’s top scorers. Vela leads the pack with six goals, but 14 different players have scored at least one goal. What a great example of team effort, right?
This game will be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the signing of Gareth Bale. That’s right, after a very successful period with Real Madrid in which he won five UEFA Champions League titles, Wales’ captain decided to join LAFC at only 32 years old.
FC Dallas: Dynamic Duo
FC Dallas has scored 26 goals, of which Jesus Ferreira has scored nine and Paul Arriola eight. No other team in the league has two players among the top 10 scorers.
The thing is that the Burn only has one win in its last five matches. Most recently, they drew 2-2 to Austin FC. I hope you followed our soccer betting advice because we even predicted the correct score. Arriola and Brandon Servania scored for Dallas.
Arriola and Ferreira could be enough to tag the visitors as tempting underdogs, but there’s more. We’re also talking about a very good defensive team. They’ve allowed 17 goals. In the Western Conference, only the Los Angeles Galaxy has allowed less with 16.
As mentioned before, the visitors are offering a +390 price. If you bet $100 on them and they pull off the stunner, your payout would be $490. The Burn is 2-4-2 when playing away from home. They scored in five of those games and finished with a clean sheet twice.
The Burn didn’t sign Bale, but they did exercise a permanent transfer on goalkeeper Maarten Paes, who was on a short-term loan from FC Utrecht. In other words, you can expect Paes to be highly motivated.
Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas Head-to-Head
- Previous Matches: 6
- Los Angeles FC Victories: 3 (10 goals)
- FC Dallas Victories: 1 (6 goals)
- Draws: 2
Last season, LAFC and Dallas collided twice and the boys from Hollywood won both. They won the first 2-0 at home with goals from Vela and Latif Blessing and later won 3-2 on the road with Cristian Arango as the Man of the Match after scoring all three goals. LAFC came back from behind twice.
Dallas’ only victory over LAFC was in 2018 at Toyota Stadium.
Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas Game Information
- Date: Wednesday
- Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
- Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas Live Stream: fubo.tv
Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas Betting Lines
Los Angeles FC vs FC Dallas Prediction
Los Angeles FC totally deserves to dominate the soccer lines, but FC Dallas is being disrespected with that +390 price. LAFC conceded at least one goal in five of its last seven games. Therefore, FC Dallas’ dynamic duo should be able to do some damage. Plus, the visitors will do whatever it takes to avoid trailing LAFC by 10 points. Both sides will score, enough for the over to be another good option.
Score Prediction: Los Angeles FC 2, FC Dallas 2
