New York City FC vs FC Dallas, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
- Referee Jorge Gonzalez
10 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 5.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
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 | #19 |
| 19 | Points | 25 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 5 / 4 / 6 | W / D / L | 7 / 4 / 4 |
| 25 | Scored | 30 |
| 21 | Conceded | 22 |
| +4 | GD | +8 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 33% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and FC Dallas.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
- 20' Michael Barrios is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' 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.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anton Nedyalkov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
- 55' Roland Lamah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 60' FC Dallas have won 411 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 65' A quiet spell here at . FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 70' Alexander Callens has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' Victor Ulloa, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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 |
| Jader Obrian | 2 |
| Talles Magno | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Santiago Rodriguez | 2 |
| David Villa | 2 |
| Logan Farrington | 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
2.27
New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Dallas
42%
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
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — New York City FC
| Handicap | New York City FC covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -2 | 20% | 18% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 21% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.