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FC Dallas vs LAFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

FC Dallas vs LAFC predicted formations

FC Dallas host LAFC at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).

FC Dallas have no fresh injury concerns to report, with Petar Musa expected to lead the line after a season in which he’s scored 18 goals. Logan Farrington, who has chipped in with 9 goals of his own, should partner him up top. Santiago Moreno and Kaick da Silva Ferreira are the two most likely names to supply the creative running in behind. LAFC arrive with a similarly clean bill of health, and Denis Bouanga remains the team’s biggest goal threat with 14 goals to his name this season. Heung-Min Son and Marco Antonio Delgado are the other two names posing the biggest supply threat in behind him.

US viewers can watch FC Dallas vs LAFC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

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Match outcome · who wins
FC DallasFC Dallas49% Our pick
DrawDraw22% 
LAFCLAFC29% 

FC Dallas vs LAFC: Best Bets & Predictions

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The tips · best bets
MarketMkt %Signal %Read
Correct ScoreFC Dallas 2-1 LAFCMusa's 18 goals have powered a Dallas attack capable of scoring in most games, but LAFC's Bouanga (14 goals) and Son (6 goals) ensure the road side finds the net too.
9%
Model read
Both Teams to ScoreBoth teams to scoreMusa's 18 goals lead the Dallas line and Bouanga's 14 lead LAFC's, and both defenses have shown they can be got at this season.
65%
Model read
Over / Under 2.5Over 2.5Dallas have been directly involved in games at both ends all season, including a 4-3 shootout with Sporting KC and a 3-3 draw at St. Louis City, while LAFC have shared 2-2 draws with San Jose and Real Salt Lake.
65%
Model read
Anytime ScorerPetar Musa Anytime GoalscorerMusa has scored 18 goals in 1710 minutes this season, comfortably the most productive striker in this fixture.
67%
Model read
Signal edge callsRecord building · settles at full-time

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Season Form & Standings

FC Dallas sit fourth in the Western Conference. Their 44 points from 26 games put real distance between them and the chasing pack. LAFC, for their part, occupy sixth in the same conference and remain firmly in the playoff mix themselves.

Western Conference

TeamPosGPWDLGFGAGDPts
FC Dallas42612864942+744
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FC Dallas vs LAFC Predicted Lineups

Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.

FC Dallas

3-4-2-1
Daniel
S. Moore
O. Urhoghide
S. Ibeagha
B. Kamungo
C. Cappis
Ramiro
R. Binyamin
Kaick
J. Valiente
P. Musa

LAFC

4-3-3
H. Lloris
Y. Cheberko
A. Long
R. Porteous
Sergi Palencia
M. Delgado
E. Segura
M. Choiniere
D. Bouanga
Son Heung-Min
A. Sieb
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    Potential Match-Winners

    • Petar Musa (FC Dallas): Musa’s 18 goals from 79 shots, 40 of them on target, make him the most direct route to goal for either side.
    • Santiago Moreno (FC Dallas): Moreno has created 29 chances in just 960 minutes, giving Dallas a genuine creative outlet in behind Musa and Farrington.
    • Denis Bouanga (LAFC): Bouanga leads LAFC’s attack with 14 goals and 52 chances created, the engine room of everything they do going forward.

    Recent Form

    FC Dallas: D W W W D

    • 2026-09-20: FC Dallas 0-0 Austin FC (D, home)
    • 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)

    FC Dallas head into this one on D W W W D form. That run includes a 4-3 shootout win over Sporting KC, a 2-1 win away at Minnesota United, a 2-1 home win over Portland Timbers, and a scoreless draw with Austin FC most recently.

    LAFC: D D W L D

    • 2026-09-20: San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 LAFC (D, away)
    • 2026-09-13: Sporting KC 3-1 LAFC (L, away)
    • 2026-09-10: LAFC 2-0 New York Red Bulls (W, home)
    • 2026-09-06: Real Salt Lake 2-2 LAFC (D, away)
    • 2026-08-30: DC United 0-0 LAFC (D, away)

    LAFC’s form reads D D W L D, headlined by a 2-0 home win over New York Red Bulls and draws with Real Salt Lake (2-2) and DC United (0-0), either side of a 3-1 loss at Sporting KC and a 2-2 draw at San Jose Earthquakes.

    FC Dallas vs LAFC Prediction

    FC Dallas sit fourth in the Western Conference and LAFC sixth, both firmly inside the playoff picture. Dallas’ scoring touch up top and a stronger goal difference should be enough to make home advantage tell at Toyota Stadium. Expect goals at both ends before the hosts edge it, FC Dallas 2-1 LAFC.

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