FC Dallas vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Dallas vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Sep | Minnesota United FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Aug | Nashville SC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 18 Aug | Philadelphia Union | H | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Sep | Real Salt Lake | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | Austin FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 21 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Aug | D.C. United SC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #21 |
| 47 | Points | 41 |
| 27 | Played | 28 |
| 13 / 8 / 6 | W / D / L | 11 / 8 / 9 |
| 50 | Scored | 43 |
| 42 | Conceded | 30 |
| +8 | GD | +13 |
| 1.74 | PPG | 1.46 |
| 48% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
46%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 18 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 9 G | 3 A |
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 14 G | 5 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. FC Dallas get us underway at Toyota Stadium.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 8' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 8.
- 9' Ryan Hollingshead was booked on 9.
- 13' Ryan Hollingshead is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
- 16' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Latif Blessing has done his job and it is now time for Franco Escobar to step up.
- 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 31' Denis Bouanga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franco Escobar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
- 46' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Ilie Sanchez is withdrawn and Kellyn Acosta gets his opportunity.
- 49' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Arango gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
- 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 59' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Carlos Vela is withdrawn and Gareth Bale gets his opportunity.
- 63' Nanu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ema Twumasi at the 63 minute mark.
- 68' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 73' Facundo Quignon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Edwin Cerrillo at the 73 minute mark.
- 78' GOAL! Jesus Ferreira fires home to make it 1-1!
- 81' Jhegson Mendez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Cifuentes at the 81 minute mark.
- 82' Goal! Jesus Ferreira scores his 64 goal in 288 matches.
- 84' Joshue Quinonez gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Marco Farfan and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 288 games and scored 422 goals.
- The points are shared — FC Dallas 2-1 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 12
- 19
- 10
-
22
Ema Twumasi ↓ Nanu 63'
-
4
Marco Farfan ↓ Joshue Quinonez 84'
- 7
- 6
- 17
- 8
- 3
Bench
- 1
- 18
-
31
Nanu ↑ 63'
-
5
Facundo Quignon ↑ 73'
-
29
Franco Daniel Jara ↑ 63'
- 14
-
16
Tsiki Ntsabeleng ↑ 73'
-
28
Joshue Quinonez ↑ 84'
Coach
Nico Estevez
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 99
- 14
-
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Kwadwo Opoku 59'
-
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Kellyn Acosta 46'
- 24
-
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Gareth Bale 59'
-
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Franco Escobar 16'
- 16
-
20
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Jhegson Mendez 81'
- 3
Bench
- 37
-
11
Gareth Bale ↑ 59'
- 77
-
23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 46'
- 25
-
2
Franco Escobar ↑ 16'
-
32
Jhegson Mendez ↑ 81'
- 4
-
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↑ 59'
Coach
Steven Cherundolo
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Cristian Arango | 5 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 3 |
| Denis Bouanga | 3 |
| Carlos Vela | 3 |
| Logan Farrington | 2 |
| Daniel Musovski | 2 |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 2 |
| Latif Blessing | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4
Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
71%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
55%
FC Dallas or Los Angeles FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Los Angeles FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 20% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 17% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

