FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form

Dallas' last 20 matches across all competitions have been fairly productive, with more wins than losses and some big scorelines thrown in, including a 5-0 win over Vancouver. It's not a pure league sample though, since it takes in Leagues Cup games as well.

FC Dallas: 20 completed matches; San Jose Earthquakes: 20 completed matches.

FC Dallas

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

30

Difference

+6

San Jose Earthquakes

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

40

Difference

-11

San Jose's equivalent run has been rockier. They've lost almost as many as they've drawn and won combined, and there's a heavy 5-1 home defeat to Minnesota in there too. Like Dallas, this includes cup fixtures rather than just league form.

Dallas look the more settled side on recent evidence, though neither run is a clean league-only picture.

Comparative Team Statistics: FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes

Head-to-head record

These sides have faced off regularly going back years, and the pattern is pretty even. Recent meetings have gone both ways, with a 3-2 Dallas win, a 2-2 draw, and a 4-2 San Jose win all inside the last couple of seasons.

There's no obvious psychological edge here. Goals tend to arrive for both teams when they meet, and results have swung back and forth rather than settling into a pattern.

League standings

With 26 games played each, Dallas sit fourth and San Jose fifth, separated by just a couple of points. Both have won a dozen games, so the gap really comes down to fewer draws and losses for Dallas.

It's a tight picture rather than one side clearly above the other in the table.

Team news and key men

Dallas' main threat is P. Musa, who has 18 goals in 23 appearances, with J. Valiente supplying eight assists alongside him. San Jose's top scorer is P. Judd on 13 in 24, with N. Tsakiris chipping in seven assists.

FC Dallas:

Best scorers:

P. Musa - 18

Best assist providers:

J. Valiente - 8

Injury list:

J. Sirois

A. A. Julio Santos

San Jose Earthquakes:

Best scorers:

P. Judd - 13

Best assist providers:

N. Tsakiris - 7

Penalty cards:

P. Judd x 7

R. Roberts x 7

B. Kikanovic x 7

There are a few fitness and availability notes on both sides, including some entries tied to international duty and knocks for Dallas players, plus a couple of niggles for San Jose. Given the match is still some weeks away, none of that should be treated as confirmed absence on the day.

Goals look the more likely feature

Both teams have shipped plenty at the back this season, and their head-to-head history rarely produces a low-scoring afternoon. That combination points towards an open game rather than a cagey one.

Whether that favours either side clearly is another matter, since both attacks have shown they can trouble the other's defence.