FC Dallas vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs New York City FC — MLS .
- FC Dallas 18 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Kyle Atkins
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
- Referee Ramy Touchan
12 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep | New York City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sep | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Sep | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 01 Sep | FC Cincinnati | H | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | Houston Dynamo | H | 5–1 | W |
| 17 Aug | Montreal Impact FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep | FC Dallas | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Sep | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Sep | Toronto FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Sep | New England Revolution | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 24 Aug | New York Red Bulls | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #5 |
| 27 | Points | 26 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 6 / 5 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 6 |
| 32 | Scored | 31 |
| 25 | Conceded | 24 |
| +7 | GD | +7 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 1.44 |
| 39% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
17%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 13 G | 2 A |
| Logan Farrington | 6 G | 2 A |
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 11 G | 3 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 4 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Dallas and New York City FC.
- 1' Valentin Castellanos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
- 6' FC Dallas have won 413 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 11' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jesse Gonzalez suffering a number of foals already.
- 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keaton Parks on 13.
- 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 23' The crowd applauds Anton Tinnerholm as he leaves the pitch. Tony Rocha steps in for New York City FC.
- 28' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Paxton Pomykal comes on to replace Brandon Servania.
- 33' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 284 games and scored 413 goals.
- 43' FC Dallas seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Zdenek Ondrasek.
- 50' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 58' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Dominique Badji is replaced by Santiago Mosquera.
- 60' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Alexandru Mitrita departs to be replaced by Ismael Tajouri.
- 61' Controversy at the stadium! Bryan Acosta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 65' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Keaton Parks departs to be replaced by Ebenezer Ofori.
- 66' Zdenek Ondrasek doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 68' Maxi Moralez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
- 73' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 78' Eric Miller is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
- 83' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Maxime Chanot argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 24
- 21
- 2
- 12
- 27
- 14
- 18
- 13
Bench
- 4
-
11
Santiago Mosquera ↑ 58'
- 20
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↑ 28'
- 15
- 26
- 16
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
3
Anton Tinnerholm ↓ Tony Rocha 23'
- 11
- 22
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 1
- 28
-
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Ebenezer Ofori 65'
Bench
-
12
Ebenezer Ofori ↑ 65'
-
29
Ismael Tajouri ↑ 60'
- 41
- 19
- 2
- 33
-
15
Tony Rocha ↑ 23'
Coach
Domenec Torrent
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Jader Obrian | 2 |
| Talles Magno | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Santiago Rodriguez | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Logan Farrington | 2 |
FC Dallas Form
New York City FC Form
2019-09-22
FC Dallas
1–1
New York City FC
D
2019-09-14
New York City FC
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2019-09-11
New York City FC
1–1
Toronto FC
D
2019-09-07
New York City FC
2–1
New England Revolution
W
2019-09-01
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–3
New York City FC
W
2019-08-24
New York City FC
2–1
New York Red Bulls
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
66%
Draw or New York City FC
61%
FC Dallas or New York City FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 19% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 18% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

