Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats, with the hosts losing 2-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps last weekend, while the hosts were thrashed 3-0 by Austin FC in the mid-week.
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Los Angeles FC will be bidding to return to winning ways in the Major League Soccer when they travel to Dallas on Saturday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats, with the hosts losing 2-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps last weekend, while the hosts were thrashed 3-0 by Austin FC in the mid-week. The visitors are currently occupying second spot in the Western Conference standings, having collected 32 points from 18 games, level on points with leaders St Louis, who have played a game more. Hoops, meanwhile are sitting at the seventh position, with 26 points to their name.
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Dallas suffered their seventh league-defeat of the season against Austin at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday courtesy of goals from Ethan Finlay, Diego Fegundez and Gyasi Zardes. It was Toros’ fourth defeat from their last five outings in the top flight. The Hoops have recorded seven MLS-wins this term and their last success came against leaders St Louis City on June 7 thanks to two unanswered goals from Jesus Ferreira and Marco Farfan in the final ten minutes. Nico Esteves’s side have back-to-back home-games at the start of July, hosting DC United in their next fixture after this one, before traveling to Colorado Rapids. Meanwhile, Dallas need to be more consistent in their remaining games if they are not finish anywhere close to last season’s third position.
LAFC, on the other hand, suffered only their fourth league-defeat of the campaign against Vancouver last Saturday despite the fact that Denis Bougana and Carlos Vela found the back of the net at BMO Stadoium. Prior to that, the Black and Golds edged past Seattle Sounders courtesy of Mateusz Bogusz’s lone goal in the opening minute. It was their ninth MLS-victory of the season. Meanwhile, Steve Cherundolo’s side haven’t had the best away-record in the league this term, winning just three of their eight MLS-games on the road, while collecting just 12 points in their travels.
FC Dallas probable starting lineup: Paes, Jesus, Ibeagha, Tafari, Farfan, Smith, Quignon, Cerrillo, Junqua, Velasco, Ferreira
Los Angeles FC probable starting lineup: McCarthy, Hollingshead, Maldonado, Sanchez, Palacios, Cifuentes, Crisostomo, Bogusz, Vela, Bouanga, Biuk
FC Dallas
| Opponents | Score |
| Austin | 3-0 (L) |
| Portland Timbers | 1-0 (L) |
| St Louis City | 2-0 (W) |
| Nashville | 1-2 (L) |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2-1 (L) |
Los Angeles FC
| Opponents | Score |
| Vancouver | 2-3 (L) |
| Seattle Sounders | 1-0 (W) |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1-2 (W) |
| Houston Dynamo | 0-1 (L) |
| Houston Dynamo | 4-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Los Angeles FC beat FC Dallas | 2-1 |
| FC Dallas beat Los Angeles FC | 2-1 |
| Los Angeles FC beat FC Dallas | 3-1 |
| Los Angeles FC beat FC Dallas | 2-3 |
| Los Angeles FC beat FC Dallas | 2-0 |
The Major League Soccer fixture between Dallas and Los Angeles FC will take place at Toyota Stadium on Sunday 6:00 am IST.
| Dallas vs Los Angeles FC | Key Details |
| Date | July 1 (USA) |
| Venue | Toyota Stadium |
| Kickoff time in USA | 8:30 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm (Sunday) |
The live streaming of the MLS matches will be available on MLS Pass on Apple TV.
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