The big picture

Real Salt Lake come in 9th on the ladder with 45 points; FC Dallas are 2nd on 58. FC Dallas are the side higher up the table.

Real Salt Lake are 12–15–6 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.5 against.

FC Dallas are 15–8–10 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Real Salt Lake have won three of their last five and most recently lost to San Jose Earthquakes 1–2.

FC Dallas have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Sporting Kansas City 1–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 40 times on our records since 2010: Real Salt Lake 10, FC Dallas 17, 13 drawn.

Last time out (2026), FC Dallas won 4–3 at America First Field.

Biggest margin between these two: FC Dallas by 4 goals in 2017 (6–2).

Players to watch

For Real Salt Lake, watch Sergi Solans (0.5 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026) and Saba Lobjanidze (0.2 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026).

For FC Dallas, watch Petar Musa (0.7 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026) and Logan Farrington (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026).

Milestone watch

Morgan Guilavogui is set to play game 100.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, FC Dallas have the edge.