Chivas open as a 62% favourite at PayPal Park, with the market pricing in clear home advantage in a Phase One clash where draws don’t exist.
The hosts are priced at 62% to take the win, with FC Dallas offered at just 17% and the draw-to-penalties outcome sitting at 22%. This is Chivas’s second of three Phase One games, where level scorelines after 90 minutes head straight to a shootout—winner takes two points, loser one. Kick-off at PayPal Park is set for 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM PT on Saturday, August 8.
Chivas vs FC Dallas: Best Bets & Predictions
Back the favourite in a format that eliminates the safety net.
Our approach: lean on home advantage in a no-draws environment where the favourite can’t be held
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How Leagues Cup Phase One works
Every club in the Leagues Cup plays three cross-league games, MLS against Liga MX. There are no draws: level after 90 minutes and the tie goes straight to a penalty shootout, with the winner banking two points and the loser one. The top four from each league table advance to the knockout rounds.
Chivas vs FC Dallas Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Chivas
3-1-2-2-2FC Dallas
3-1-2-2-2Chivas vs FC Dallas prediction
The market has this about right—Chivas should control proceedings at PayPal Park, and the no-draws rule narrows the away side’s escape routes. Prediction: Chivas to win, 2-1.
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