It’s almost time for MLS action happening on Sunday when FC Dallas meet Philadelphia Union.
View all FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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FC Dallas
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FC Dallas head into this fixture following a 3-3 MLS tied result against FC Cincinatti.
In that match, FC Dallas managed 37% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For FC Dallas, the goalscorers were Petar Musa (50'), Anderson Julio (68') and Sebastien Ibeagha (92'). On the other side, FC Cincinnati had 20 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Pavel Bucha (30'), Kévin Denkey (42') and Gerardo Valenzuela (86') scored for FC Cincinatti.
It has been seldom in recent games that FC Dallas have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, FC Dallas have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 7 goals in the process.
Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union will come into the clash after a 1-2 MLS win over Toronto FC in their most recent game.
In that game, Philadelphia Union had 58% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Philadelphia Union, the goalscorers were Nathan Harriel (86') and Kai Wagner (92'). For their opponents, Toronto FC got 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Ola Brynhildsen (75') scored for Toronto FC.
Demonstrating their predisposition for high-scoring encounters, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the prior six matches in which Philadelphia Union have sent out their troops, giving an average of 3.5 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have got 8 from this total. We will see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head to head clashes going back to 05/08/2017 tells us that FC Dallas have won 3 of these games & Philadelphia Union 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
A combined total of 14 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 from Toros and 6 belonging to The U. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
The previous league encounter between the two was MLS match day 35 on 27/09/2023 when the final score was Philadelphia Union 1-1 FC Dallas.
That day, Philadelphia Union had 44% possession and 19 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Quinn Sullivan (25').
At the other end, FC Dallas had 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Alan Velasco (36') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Fotis Bazakos.
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Team News: FC Dallas
The FC Dallas boss Eric Quill has a full complement, with no fitness worries whatsoever before this game owing to a fully healthy group available for selection.
In all likelihood, Toros should opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for this one with Maarten Paes, Shaq Moore, Sebastien Ibeagha, Osaze Urhoghide, Marco Farfan, Kaick, Ramiro, Anderson Julio, Luciano Acosta, Bernard Kamungo and Petar Musa.
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Team News: Philadelphia Union
Owing to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Philadelphia Union manager Bradley Carnell has no fitness worries to speak of coming into this game.
We reckon that The U will likely make use of a 4-4-2 formation, going with Andre Blake, Frankie Westfield, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner, Quinn Sullivan, Jesús Bueno, Jovan Lukic, Indiana Vassilev, Tai Baribo and Bruno Damiani.
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Prediction
We feel that Philadelphia Union and FC Dallas should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We’re therefore seeing a very even match with a 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90 min. result market, backing FC Dallas can be had for 2.5, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.75 and taking a punt on the winner to be Philadelphia Union gets you 2.55. These are the best market prices offered at the current time.
Renata Leite,
02:01 31/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Dallas
Formed: 1995
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (19,096)
Captain: Luciano Acosta
Chairman: Clark Hunt
Manager: Eric Quill
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)