Austin will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get at least a draw from this strenuous battle, versus vibrant Dallas.
- Austin have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have the most points from losing position (10) in Major League Soccer
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Austin form and stats
Austin have played 9 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Austin faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sporting KC (1-4). Zardes, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top player for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Zardes served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Austin lost 1-2 at home to Real Salt Lake.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Austin handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Austin as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Houston Dynamo are visiting.
Austin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Dallas form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dallas so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Dallas has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Dallas are travelling again after losing away to Portland Timbers in their previous match (0-1). It's probably bad news for Dallas that their goalie Paes made seven saves in the Portland Timbers fixture, but still could not prevent a loss.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Saint Louis City.We have checked recent matches where Dallas have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dallas as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Dallas have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Interestingly enough, the home side have found the net in every league game they've played since failing to score against today's opposing side; Austin - Dallas 0-1 seven rounds ago. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Austin victory, two draws and four Dallas wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira 10 goals |   J. Gallagher 5 goals |  S. Driussi 4 goals |
Austin missing players
Dallas missing players
| Austin | Dallas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 94% |
| 76% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 72% |
| 59% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 24% | 22% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 12% | 11% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 67% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 22% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 6.7 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 13.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 28% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 31% |
| 14.8 | 13.6 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.4 | 12.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- Austin have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dallas have the most points from losing position (10) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Sporting KC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | Austin | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 13 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
