FC Dallas host Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. Both clubs sit in the upper half of the table this season, with Dallas fourth and LAFC only a couple of places behind in sixth.
The history between these two has swung LAFC's way more often than not in recent meetings, including the reverse fixture back in March. There are also fresh question marks over both sides' leading scorers heading into this one.
Analysis updated .
Compare bookmakers
Home goals against LAFC's tighter away record
Dallas have been in decent home form lately, winning 11 of their last 20 games in all competitions and scoring 36 goals in that spell. The catch is they've shipped 32 at the other end too, with wild scorelines like 4-3 and 3-4 defeats sitting alongside a 5-0 win.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
FC Dallas: 20 completed matches; Los Angeles FC: 20 completed matches.
FC Dallas
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- +4
Los Angeles FC
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Austin | 20.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Portland Timbers | 13.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Minnesota United FC | FC Dallas | 10.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Sporting Kansas City | 06.09.2026 | 4-3 |
| Major League Soccer | St. Louis City | FC Dallas | 31.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| Major League Soccer | Vancouver Whitecaps | FC Dallas | 23.08.2026 | 5-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Real Salt Lake | FC Dallas | 20.08.2026 | 3-4 |
| Major League Soccer | Austin | FC Dallas | 17.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Leagues Cup | Toluca | FC Dallas | 13.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Guadalajara Chivas | FC Dallas | 09.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles FC | 20.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles FC | 13.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | New York Red Bulls | 10.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles FC | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | DC United | Los Angeles FC | 30.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | Portland Timbers | 23.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles FC | 20.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | San Diego | 16.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Los Angeles FC | Club Queretaro | 13.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Toluca | Los Angeles FC | 09.08.2026 | 0-1 |
LAFC's away form looks different. Seven wins, seven draws and six losses from 20 games, with only 23 conceded. They're not overwhelming teams on the road, but they're not being cut open either.
Dallas tend to be involved in end-to-end games at home; LAFC's away trips are usually tighter.
LAFC have had the better of this rivalry lately
Fifteen meetings are on record between these two, going back to 2018. LAFC have won the majority of the more recent ones, including a 1-0 away win this past March and a 2-0 win in July 2025. Dallas have had their moments too, most notably a 3-1 home win back in September 2024.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | FC Dallas | 08.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | 24.08.2025 | 1-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | FC Dallas | 13.07.2025 | 2-0 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | 22.09.2024 | 3-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | FC Dallas | 02.06.2024 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | 02.07.2023 | 2-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | FC Dallas | 26.03.2023 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | 11.09.2022 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Los Angeles FC | FC Dallas | 30.06.2022 | 3-1 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | 21.10.2021 | 2-3 |
Recent history doesn't obviously back the side the market prefers here.
Not much separating them in the table
Dallas sit fourth with 44 points from 26 games. LAFC are sixth on 41 points, though they've played one more match. Interestingly, LAFC's goal difference is the healthier of the two, sitting at plus 14 compared to Dallas's plus 7 despite the lower league position.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Conference | |||||||
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 56/23 | 49 |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34/30 | 44 |
| 3 | St. Louis City | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45/36 | 44 |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49/42 | 44 |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46/38 | 42 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 43/29 | 41 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 36/35 | 36 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 34/42 | 33 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 47/48 | 32 |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30/33 | 32 |
| 11 | San Diego | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 44/44 | 31 |
| 12 | Austin | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32/44 | 30 |
| 13 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37/44 | 29 |
| 14 | Minnesota United FC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39/46 | 29 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 29/63 | 18 |
The underlying numbers suggest a closer contest than the table position alone implies.
Both top scorers could be missing
Dallas's leading scorer, P. Musa, has 18 goals in just 23 appearances this season, but he's listed among those away on international duty for this fixture. Ramiro is also out through yellow-card suspension, and Sirois, Julio Santos and Geovane Jesus are all carrying knocks of some kind.
LAFC have a similar issue. Denis Bouanga, their top scorer with 14 in 26 games, is also listed as away on international duty. Shaffelburg and Hasal both have fitness concerns, alongside several other names missing through international call-ups.
If both frontmen are genuinely unavailable, this could play out very differently to what their goal tallies suggest.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiro | Brazil | 33 | Midfielder | 168 | 67 |
| Daniel | Brazil | 32 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 93 |
| C. Cappis | USA | 27 | Midfielder | 185 | 72 |
| A. Julio | Ecuador | 30 | Attacker | 180 | 70 |
| L. Abubakar | Ghana | 31 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| S. Ibeagha | USA | 34 | Defender | 188 | 85 |
| S. Moore | USA | 29 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| P. Musa | Croatia | 28 | Attacker | 190 | 84 |
| B. Thompson | USA | 24 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | 84 kg |
| S. Moreno | Colombia | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 67 |
| L. Deedson | Haiti | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 71 |
| H. Johansson | Sweden | 28 | Midfielder | 190 | 84 |
| O. Urhoghide | Netherlands | 26 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| P. Delgado | Ecuador | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| Michael Collodi | USA | 25 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 88 |
| J. Sirois | Canada | 25 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 81 |
| J. Valiente | Uruguay | 25 | Attacker | 165 | 67 |
| B. Kamungo | Tanzania | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| N. Norris | USA | 21 | Defender | 180 | 68 |
| R. Binyamin | Israel | 22 | Midfielder | 180 cm | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lloris | France | 39 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 82 |
| Son Heung-Min | Korea Republic | 34 | Attacker | 183 | 78 |
| Sergi Palencia | Spain | 30 | Defender | 168 | 67 |
| D. Bouanga | Gabon | 31 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| T. Tillman | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| S. Eustáquio | Canada | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| R. Porteous | Scotland | 27 | Defender | 188 | 75 |
| T. Boyd | USA | 31 | Forward | 183 | 74 |
| M. Choinière | Canada | 27 | Midfielder | 174 | 71 |
| M. Delgado | USA | 31 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| J. Shaffelburg | Canada | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| A. Long | USA | 33 | Defender | 186 | 79 |
| E. Segura | Colombia | 29 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| R. Hollingshead | USA | 35 | Defender | 188 | 84 |
| J. Ebobisse | Cameroon | 29 | Attacker | 183 | 82 |
| Y. Cheberko | Ukraine | 28 | Defender | 184 | 66 |
| R. Raposo | Canada | 27 | Midfielder | 170 | 63 |
| L. Walta | Finland | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 62 |
| T. Hasal | Canada | 27 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 86 |
| N. Tafari | USA | 29 | Defender | 193 | 87 |
There's a case for either side here, and that's really the issue. Dallas look sharper at home in recent weeks but concede too freely to trust blindly, while LAFC have had the better of this fixture historically without being consistently the stronger attacking side.
With genuine uncertainty hanging over both teams' leading scorers, we'd rather sit this one out than force a number onto a match that could look quite different depending on who actually takes the field.
Match result odds
Who will win?
