FC Dallas vs Nashville SC Betting Preview
The regular season begins in Major League Soccer with the third week of the schedule. Since the stoppage of play due to the pandemic, Dallas nor Nashville has had a chance to play. Both were left home due to Covid-19 positive tests upon entry to the bubble in Orlando. The is a back-to-back schedule as they hit the field against each other on the weekend. The contest is to kickoff at 8:30 ET.
This is the first EVER contest between these teams as Nashville just entered this year as an expansion team.
FC Dallas
Head Coach Luchi Gonzalez has waited five months to continue the season and admitted that it was difficult to watch the MLS is Back tourney.Dallas has a stockpile of young talent with forward Jesus Ferreira, midfielder Paxton Pomkyal and a host of others. In the first two weeks of the season, FC Dallas secured four points beating the Philadelphia Union 2-0 and getting a 2-2 draw facing the Montreal Impact.
Currently, there are no players that are deemed out for this contest. The starting lineup appears to be:
Striker Zdenek Ondrasek
Left Wing Fafa Picault
Right Wing Michael Barrios
Attacking Mid Jesus Ferreira
Midfielder Paxton Pomkya
Center Mid Thiago Santos
Left Back Ryan Hollingshead
Right Back Reggie Cannon
Left Center Back Reto Ziegler
Right Center Back Matt Hedges
Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer
Nashville SC
This club is looking forward to getting back on the field after a five month delay and they are also looking for their first franchise victory. Nashville also had to leave the bubble due to Covid-19 positive test results but they got back home and began working and preparing for the inaugural season.
During the lull in play, Nashville SC announced they had signed Walker Zimmerman, center back, a contract extension through 2023 with a club option for 2024. Zimmerman scored the first goal in their franchise history in front of nearly 50,000 fans at Nissan Stadium. 
Forward Dom Badji will be out with a quad injury as will defenseman Jimmy Medranada due to a hip injury. The projected starters are: Joe Willis; Eric Miller, Walker Zimmerman, Dave Romney, Daniel Lovitz; Dax McCarty, Anibal Godoy; Randall Leal, Hany Mukhtar, David Accam; Daniel Rios.
FC Dallas vs Nashville SC Series Matchup
This is the first all-time meeting between FC Dallas and Nashville SC
Our Pick: FC Dallas shouldn’t have any trouble winning this contest and as soon as a couple of goals are scored, Nashville is in too deep. Also like Dallas over 1.5 goals.
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