FC Dallas kick off the new MLS campaign after an encouraging preseason highlighted by strong home form and several notable additions, including Ran Binyamin, Herman Johansson, Joaquin Valiente, Louicius Deedson and Christian Cappis. Anyhow, we predict a 1-1 draw as the two teams seem to be evenly matched. Their final warm-up ended in a 0â0 draw with Atlanta, but last seasonâs numbers still underline their attacking potential: 1.80 goals scored per home match, a 60% home win rate, and BTTS hitting in 80% of overall outings. Defensively, though, Dallas showed vulnerability with 2.07 xGA overall, something the new signings will need to address quickly.Toronto FC, meanwhile, travel to Texas without Federico Bernardeschi, who returned to Bologna, but securing Djordje Mihailovic permanently was a major boost. Their preseason was mixed, and last seasonâs away figures raise concernsâ0% away win rate, 0.83 goals scored, and BTTS landing in 67% of road games. Still, Torontoâs overall scoring average of 1.20 per match suggests they can trouble a Dallas back line that kept just one clean sheet in their last ten competitive home fixtures.
