New York City FC vs FC Dallas, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
- Referee Jorge Gonzalez
14 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | FC Dallas | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Apr | Portland Timbers | A | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Apr | Atlanta United FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 11 Apr | Real Salt Lake | H | 4–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Mar | New England Revolution | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | New York City FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Apr | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Apr | New England Revolution | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Apr | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Mar | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| New York City FC | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #17 |
| 33 | Points | 47 |
| 27 | Played | 27 |
| 8 / 9 / 10 | W / D / L | 13 / 8 / 6 |
| 41 | Scored | 50 |
| 36 | Conceded | 42 |
| +5 | GD | +8 |
| 1.22 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 30% | Win % | 48% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
19%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 15 G | 4 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 5 G | 5 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 18 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 9 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Dallas gets underway.
- 5' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
- 25' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Jimmy Maurer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Dallas's shape.
- 40' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 45' 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 Mauro Diaz suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anton Tinnerholm made 294 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' New York City FC 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.
- 75' Santiago Mosquera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 85' Cristian Colman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
- 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
- Another three points for New York City FC.
Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Jo Inge Berget ↓ Rodney Wallace 73'
- 3
- 10
- 8
- 6
-
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Ebenezer Ofori 73'
- 2
- 33
- 7
- 1
- 30
Bench
-
23
Rodney Wallace ↑ 73'
-
12
Ebenezer Ofori ↑ 73'
- 5
- 41
- 15
-
13
Saad Abdul Salaam ↑ 87'
- 17
Coach
Patrick Vieira
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 3
- 20
- 24
-
37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Mauro Diaz 46'
-
8
Victor Ulloa ↓ Michael Barrios 76'
- 2
- 9
- 14
-
15
Jacori Hayes ↓ Carlos Gruezo 53'
- 6
Bench
-
7
Carlos Gruezo ↑ 53'
- 13
-
21
Michael Barrios ↑ 76'
- 30
- 32
- 23
-
10
Mauro Diaz ↑ 46'
Coach
Óscar Pareja
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Talles Magno | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Santiago Rodriguez | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Logan Farrington | 2 |
| Jader Obrian | 2 |
Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2018-04-29
New York City FC
3–1
FC Dallas
W
2018-04-22
Portland Timbers
3–0
New York City FC
L
2018-04-15
Atlanta United FC
2–2
New York City FC
D
2018-04-11
New York City FC
4–0
Real Salt Lake
W
2018-04-01
San Jose Earthquakes
1–2
New York City FC
W
2018-03-24
New England Revolution
2–2
New York City FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.26
New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Dallas
41%
New York City FC or FC Dallas
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — New York City FC
| Handicap | New York City FC covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 18% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 21% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

