Dallas occupy 5th place in the Western Conference and will be looking to cement their position in the top seven of the Conference when they play host to Eastern Conference outfit, Toronto, at their Toyota Stadium.
Overall, Dallas have collected just 1 win out of their last 8 matches in the MLS which consists of a 2-1 home win over Seattle Sounders, but defeats to Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles and Vancouver Whitecaps have prevented them from moving up higher in the league.
However, home form at their Toyota Stadium has been pretty solid and consistent so far this season as the hosts have suffered just 1 defeat out of their 8 matches played in their own backyard.
That loss was a 3-1 reverse to New York Red Bulls but wins over Portland Timbers 2-1 and Seattle Sounders 2-1 along with draws with San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles have made the hosts a hard team to beat on home soil.
In addition, Dallas have held the upper hand over Toronto in recent encounters as Saturday night’s hosts have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides.
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Toronto sit in 7th place on the Eastern Conference ladder and occupy the last remaining play-off spot in the Conference ahead of this weekend’s action in the MLS.
However, the visitors are under increasing pressure to maintain their play-off position in the Eastern Conference as they hold a slender 1 point cushion above Orlando City and Chicago Fire and just 2 points ahead of Columbus Crew.
A sequence of 7 matches without a win hasn’t helped Toronto much either as they’ve slumped to defeats against Atlanta United, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes in recent times.
Just 1 win out of their last 5 matches on their travels and just a total of 2 victories on the road all season for Toronto shows the visitors’ vulnerability away from their BMO Field, and they look to be up against it when they make their way to Toyota Stadium for this Saturday night’s clash against Dallas.
With just 1 clean sheet from their last 17 away matches, Toronto’s task of getting something from this clash against Dallas looks a tough one and the hosts should record all three points here.