Henry Roldán
On Matchday 2 of MLS 2023, which falls on the upcoming Saturday, FC Dallas will face off against Los Angeles Galaxy in one of the scheduled matches.
However, the Texans had a disappointing start to their season, as they lost their debut match to Minnesota United at home with a 1-0 scoreline. On the other hand, the Galaxy were unable to play against Los Angeles FC due to the threat of a thunderstorm in the area of the game.
But now, without any further delay, JefeBet presents a preview of the upcoming match between FC Dallas vs Los Angeles Galaxy.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the FC Dallas vs Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Matchday 2 Game on March 4, 2023
- Where: Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas.
- When: Saturday, March 4, 2023, 8:30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: FC Dallas (+118) / Tie (+235) / Los Angeles Galaxy (+230).
- Asian Handicap: FC Dallas (-0.25, -113) / Los Angeles Galaxy (+0.25, -106).
- Over/Under (3.5): Over (-134) / Under (-103).
- Both teams score: Yes (-167) / No (+128).
All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
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Betting on FC Dallas
FC Dallas will quickly have a chance to turn the page on last weekend’s home loss to Minnesota United.
This Saturday, the Texan club will host the Galaxy with the intention of getting three points that slipped away from them on the first matchday – despite having dominated most of the game.
Let’s recall that Dallas was the third-best team in the Western Conference last campaign after recording the second fewest goals against in all of MLS with 47; however, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Austin.
As for their performance at home, it would be quite strange for the team led by Nico Estévez to lose for the second time in front of their fans, considering that last season they were the third-best team in the conference in that condition with 34 points in 17 games played.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Maarten Paes; Emmanuel Twumasi, Sebastian Ibeagha, José Antonio Martínez, Marco Farfán; Sebastian Lletget, Facundo Quignon, Paxton Pomykal; Paul Arriola, Jesus Ferreira, Alan Velasco.
Betting on the Los Angeles Galaxy
After the postponement of their match against Los Angeles FC in Matchday 1 due to the risk of a thunderstorm in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Galaxy will finally make their season debut this Saturday.
The club enters this season with a bitter memory of their elimination in the quarterfinals of the previous tournament at the hands of their city rivals, who scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute, leaving the Galaxy fans devastated.
Despite this setback, coach Greg Vanney did not make any significant changes to the squad during the preseason market, and he still has an exciting team that finished as the sixth-highest scoring team in last year’s edition of MLS.
The Galaxy will be playing as visitors in this upcoming match, and in the previous season, they played 17 away games and accumulated 22 points, which is the fourth-highest in the challenging Western Conference. However, they struggled defensively, conceding 26 goals while only scoring 23.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Jonathan Bond; Kelvin Leerdam, Jalen Neal, Chris Mavinga, Raheem Edwards; Marco Delgado, Gastón Brugman, Riqui Puig; Efraín Álvarez, Dejan Joveljic, Memo Rodríguez.
JefeBet Prediction
This match is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Matchday 2 in the MLS. Both are among the favorites to qualify for the postseason in the Western Conference.
While Dallas has a solid defense as a weapon, Los Angeles has a powerful artillery that scored 58 times last campaign.
However, we shouldn’t expect this attack to come in immediately after not seeing action on the first matchday and having to make their away debut against a tough local defense, the same one that last campaign led them to win their home game against the Galaxy by a score of 1-0.
Prediction: Under (DAL 1 – LAG 1)
