New York City FC (10-8-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Dallas (6-10-7, 13th in the Western Conference)
Frisco, Texas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Dallas +141, NYCFC +174, Draw +249; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Petar Musa leads Dallas into a matchup with New York City FC after scoring two goals against Saint Louis City SC.
Dallas is 2-7-2 at home. Dallas has a 3-0-2 record in games it scores three or more goals.
NYCFC is 2-5-5 in road games. NYCFC ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 30 goals led by Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista with nine.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Musa has 11 goals and five assists for Dallas. Luciano Acosta has scored two goals over the last 10 games.
Martinez Batista has nine goals and one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has scored six goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dallas: 2-5-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 3.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Nolan Norris (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured), Anderson Julio (injured).
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Keaton Parks (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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