We have an excellent selection of fixtures to look forward to in Major League Soccer this weekend including the meeting between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas.
The game will be played at Rio Tinto Stadium and the hosts begin this round of matches in 3rd place on 33 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 27 points.
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Real Salt Lake come into this match on the back of a 3-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City. The score was 0-0 at half time but Real Salt Lake opened the scoring 5 minutes into the second half.
Sporting Kansas City were reduced to 10 men in the 62nd minute and Real Salt Lake took full advantage, scoring 2 goals in the space of 9 minutes.
It was a good win for Real Salt Lake but was their first victory in 5 attempts in the MLS. There have been defeats at Minnesota United and Atlanta United plus draws at home against Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids.
Home form in the MLS shows Real Salt Lake have been tough to beat in recent matches.
They are undefeated in their 7 most recent games in all competitions at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trends show Real Salt Lake have not lost any of their last 10 home matches in the MLS and their last 4 league games have seen over 2.5 goals scored.
FC Dallas travel to the Rio Tinto Stadium having previously been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Austin.
FC Dallas opened the scoring shortly before half time but conceded the equaliser with only 11 minutes remaining on the clock.
That result means FC Dallas have failed to win any of their 7 most recent fixtures, all of which have been in MLS. In fact, FC Dallas have recorded only 1 win from their last 10 MLS games, which is a poor record.
However, away form in the MLS shows FC Dallas are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 matches. In addition to a victory at Orlando City, there have been draws at Austin and Houston Dynamo.
Nonetheless, away wins have been difficult to come by for FC Dallas and they have won just 2 matches in their last 16 on the road.
Trends show both teams have scored in each of FC Dallas’ last 7 away MLS games.
Team news and Real Salt Lake are without the injured duo of Bobby Wood and Zack Farnsworth. They also have doubts over the fitness of Scott Caldwell, Damir Kreilach, and Bret Halsey.
FC Dallas have just one player on the treatment table and Lucas Bartlett misses out due to a rib injury.
This is a match that should see goals and it would be a shock not to see both teams scoring. With home advantage, Real Salt Lake should take maximum points, which means we will see over 2.5 goals scored.