FC Dallas host Austin FC at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, September 19 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).
FC Dallas have no fresh injury or suspension concerns to report, so Petar Musa should lead the line once more off the back of eighteen goals from seventy-eight shots this season. Logan Farrington, who has added nine goals of his own, offers proven support up top. Austin FC also have a clean bill of health, with Christian Ramirez, Myrto Uzuni and Facundo Torres all in line to start; Torres has created 57 chances in 1,992 minutes, comfortably the busiest playmaking output on either team sheet.
FC Dallas sit third in the Western Conference with forty-three points from twelve wins, seven draws and six losses, firmly in the thick of the playoff picture, and they’ve strung together three straight wins to close out their run. Austin FC, by contrast, are down in thirteenth on twenty-nine points with a minus-twelve goal difference, though two wins and three draws in their last five results show they’re not easy to put away. Home advantage at Toyota Stadium and Musa’s scoring form should be enough to see Dallas edge a game that looks likely to produce goals at both ends.
FC Dallas vs Austin FC: Best Bets & Predictions
FC Dallas look to extend their playoff push against a struggling Austin FC side at Toyota Stadium.
Our approach: we lean on our Signal model's read of the underlying form and shot data rather than gut feel, backing FC Dallas's superior process at Toyota Stadium to produce a 2-1 win with goals at both ends.
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Season Form & Standings
FC Dallas head into this one third in the Western Conference on forty-three points, well positioned in the playoff picture, while Austin FC sit thirteenth on twenty-nine points as they try to close the gap in the race for a postseason spot.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dallas | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 |
| Austin FC | 13 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 29 |
FC Dallas vs Austin FC Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
FC Dallas
3-4-2-1Austin FC
3-4-3Potential Match-Winners
- Petar Musa (FC Dallas): Eighteen goals from seventy-eight shots this season – forty of them on target – make Petar Musa the most reliable finisher on the field, and he’s the obvious pick to score again here.
- Facundo Torres (Austin FC): Facundo Torres might play as a striker, but his 57 chances created in 1,992 minutes make him Austin’s chief creative outlet as much as a scoring threat.
- Logan Farrington (FC Dallas): Logan Farrington has chipped in nine goals from forty-three shots as Musa’s strike partner, giving Dallas a genuine two-pronged threat up top.
Recent Form
FC Dallas: L D W W W
- 2026-09-13: FC Dallas 2-1 Portland Timbers (W, home)
- 2026-09-10: Minnesota United 1-2 FC Dallas (W, away)
- 2026-09-06: FC Dallas 4-3 Sporting KC (W, home)
- 2026-08-31: St. Louis City SC 3-3 FC Dallas (D, away)
- 2026-08-23: Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 FC Dallas (L, away)
FC Dallas have won 3 straight matches, including a 4-3 home shootout with Sporting KC and a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers last time out, after an away loss at Vancouver and a draw at St. Louis earlier in the run.
Austin FC: D W D D W
- 2026-09-13: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2 Austin FC (W, away)
- 2026-09-10: Austin FC 1-1 Colorado Rapids (D, home)
- 2026-09-06: Austin FC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, home)
- 2026-08-30: Portland Timbers 1-2 Austin FC (W, away)
- 2026-08-23: Austin FC 1-1 Philadelphia Union (D, home)
Austin FC are unbeaten in their last 3, drawing 1-1 with Colorado Rapids and 1-1 with San Jose Earthquakes before winning 2-1 away at Vancouver Whitecaps last time out.
FC Dallas vs Austin FC Prediction
This looks set to be tight, but FC Dallas’s superior conference standing – third versus thirteenth – and their scoring depth up top should tell against an Austin FC side that has drawn as often as it has won this season. Expect Musa to get on the scoresheet again as Dallas move further clear in the playoff picture with a 2-1 win, with Torres or Uzuni good enough to grab a consolation for the visitors.