New York City FC vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs FC Dallas — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | FC Dallas | H | 3–3 | D |
| 11 Sep | New England Revolution | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Sep | Nashville SC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Aug | New England Revolution | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | Philadelphia Union | A | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Aug | Internacional CF Miami | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | New York City FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 12 Sep | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Sep | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–3 | L |
| 30 Aug | Austin FC | A | 5–3 | W |
| 22 Aug | Houston Dynamo | A | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Aug | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| New York City FC | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #17 |
| 42 | Points | 58 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 10 / 12 / 12 | W / D / L | 16 / 10 / 8 |
| 49 | Scored | 62 |
| 45 | Conceded | 51 |
| +4 | GD | +11 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 29% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 16 G | 6 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 5 G | 5 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Red Bull Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 4' Jader Obrian has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
- 9' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 14' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' The travelling FC Dallas supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Maxi Moralez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 25' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and FC Dallas are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 40' Paxton Pomykal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nkosi Burgess, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' Matt Hedges needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' The supporters are chanting for Bryan Acosta. He replaces Brandon Servania on 56 minute.
- 57' Brilliant from the ! Jesus Medina makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 57.
- 61' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Facundo Quignon is withdrawn and Andres Ricaurte gets his opportunity.
- 63' Magnificent from Jesus Ferreira! That is 64 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 68' GOAL! Talles Magno scores on 68.
- 68' Thiago is replacing Ismael Tajouri-Shradi for the New York City FC side.
- 72' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Jose Martinez is replaced by Matt Hedges.
- 73' Jader Obrian doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keaton Parks made 305 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Talles Magno is replaced by Heber.
- 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 300 games and scored 443 goals.
- 90' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 10
- 6
- 19
- 1
-
16
James Sands ↓ Maxime Chanot 68'
- 55
-
43
Talles Magno ↓ Heber 81'
- 26
- 20
-
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Thiago 68'
Bench
- 12
-
4
Maxime Chanot ↑ 68'
- 15
-
9
Heber ↑ 81'
- 13
-
23
Gedion Zelalem ↑ 81'
- 2
- 21
-
8
Thiago ↑ 68'
Coach
Ronny Deila
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↓ Szabolcs Schon 61'
- 9
- 22
-
18
Brandon Servania ↓ Bryan Acosta 56'
- 5
- 99
- 16
- 14
- 7
-
3
Jose Martinez ↓ Matt Hedges 72'
-
32
Justin Che ↓ Eddie Munjoma 72'
Bench
-
8
Bryan Acosta ↑ 56'
-
24
Matt Hedges ↑ 72'
- 20
- 6
-
2
Eddie Munjoma ↑ 72'
-
10
Andres Ricaurte ↑ 61'
- 17
- 21
-
11
Szabolcs Schon ↑ 61'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
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
2021-09-14
New York City FC
3–3
FC Dallas
D
2021-09-11
New England Revolution
2–1
New York City FC
L
2021-09-03
Nashville SC
3–1
New York City FC
L
2021-08-28
New York City FC
2–0
New England Revolution
W
2021-08-18
Philadelphia Union
1–0
New York City FC
L
2021-08-15
New York City FC
2–0
Internacional CF Miami
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08
New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Dallas
54%
New York City FC or FC Dallas
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — New York City FC
| Handicap | New York City FC covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 14% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 19% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 16% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 10% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

