Dallas host Seattle Sounders with expectations of landing all three points. Will they? Open our match preview!
- Dallas have not yet lost a game at home.
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Major League Soccer
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a CONCACAF Champions League game only three days ago.
Dallas form and stats
The total Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Dallas are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). Dallas has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Toyota Stadium. We remember; it was Toronto.
Dallas travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting KC that ended 2-2. Midfielder Pomykal was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Pomykal hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Houston Dynamo in a game that was won 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dallas have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 21 games) they have won eleven times, drawn seven and lost three.
There will be little rest for Dallas after this match as they are travelling to Sporting KC for a US Open Cup game in only three days.
The Dallas manager Martínez has got the team scoring with 12 from 5 home games in the league. Dallas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Toyota Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
The followers enjoyed Seattle Sounders's previous match versus Pumas UNAM, a CONCACAF Champions League win (3-0) played at home. Ruidíaz, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.13. Ruidíaz scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Seattle Sounders are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, six draws and five defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
A new game in only four days for Sounders, the US Open Cup home match versus SJ Earthquakes. Busy days.
Seattle Sounders are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Seattle Sounders struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Dallas won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Seattle Sounders have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira 6 goals |  A. Velasco 2 goals |  J. Morris 2 goals |
Dallas missing players
Seattle Sounders missing players
| Dallas | Seattle Sounders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 44% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 11% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 56% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 3.4 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 11.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 4 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| 10 | 8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
- All of Dallas's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dallas have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dallas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dallas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dallas have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dallas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dallas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Seattle Sounders have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Seattle Sounders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Austin | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 12 | Seattle Sounders | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 4 |
