FC Dallas’ 8-5-2 Home Record Sets the Central Question Against Columbus Crew
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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FC Dallas bring the stronger home record, but Columbus Crew’s latest listed result was a win. Absences on both sides add a key availability variable.
Before kickoff
The home-away question
FC Dallas’ home record is the clearest contrast before kickoff: 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses this season. Columbus Crew’s away record is 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. Dallas has scored 29 goals and conceded 20 in home games, while Columbus has scored 24 and conceded 30 away from home.
That split gives Dallas the stronger platform, but it does not settle the match. The latest listed result for Dallas is a draw, while Columbus’ latest listed result is a win. Those are single-match snapshots within each team’s supplied 31-result form list, rather than proof of a longer trend.
Different conference contexts
The provisional standings place Dallas #2 in the Western Conference with 54 points from 31 games. Columbus is #10 in the Eastern Conference with 38 points from 31 games. Their positions belong to different conference tables and are not directly comparable; the supplied points gap is 16.
The match therefore offers distinct table context for each side without establishing qualification or relegation consequences. Dallas’ five home clean sheets provide another relevant measure, while Columbus has kept two clean sheets in away games.
Availability before kickoff
S. Sarver is listed as missing for Dallas because of a red card. L. Farrington and Geovane Jesus are questionable with lower-body and knee injuries respectively. Columbus lists W. Abou Ali missing with a knee injury and S. Bangoura missing because of a red card; R. Camacho and A. Gomes are questionable with chest and back injuries.
Will Dallas’ home defence, which has conceded 20 goals, contain a Columbus side that has scored 24 away goals?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | LWDDL | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 32 | 55 | |
| 2 | FC Dallas | WDWLW | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 47 | 54 | |
| 3 | St. Louis City | LLDWW | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 44 | 51 | |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | LDDDW | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 48 | |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | DDDDL | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 48 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | DDWDL | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 47 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | DDLWW | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 43 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | WDDDL | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 42 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | DDWLW | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 41 | |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | WWDLW | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 39 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | WDLDL | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 37 | |
| 12 | San Diego | DDDLD | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 58 | 35 | |
| 13 | Minnesota United FC | DWDDL | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 35 | |
| 14 | Austin | WLLLD | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 57 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | LLLDL | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 77 | 22 | |
| 1 | Nashville SC | WDWWW | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 70 | |
| 2 | New England Revolution | WWWLL | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 55 | |
| 3 | Inter Miami | LWWWL | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 53 | 55 | |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | WLLWW | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charlotte | LDLWL | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 48 | 47 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | LDWWW | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | 46 | |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | DWDWL | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 72 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | WWLLW | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 71 | 42 | |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | WLLWL | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 39 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | WWWLW | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 38 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | LWDWL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 36 | |
| 12 | New York City FC | DDLLD | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 35 | |
| 13 | DC United | LLLWL | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 55 | 33 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | LLWLD | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 30 | |
| 15 | CF Montreal | LDLLW | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 25 |