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FC Dallas has secured their playoff spot, now it’s all about positioning and fine tuning in their preparation work. Tonight, Dallas gets Orlando City - who for the lack of better terms, is playing really bad soccer. Like, I actually think FC Cincinnati would beat them right now.
On paper, this should be an easy win. However, given this team’s propensity to play at the level of their opposition (hi San Jose), one does have to wonder what kind of team will show up this evening.
The staff are continuing to make picks this season and we’re going with a very simple points system:
Correct Result Prediction: 1pt
Correct Score: 2pts
Here’s where we stand so far:
BDS Standings
| Position | Name | Point Total |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Point Total |
| 1 | Drew Epperley | 29 |
| 2 | Jared Tilley | 27 |
| 3 | Nathan Hill | 26 |
| 4 | Ben Lyon | 22 |
| 5 | Jeff Loftin | 20 |
| 6 | Etan Cohn | 18 |
| 7 | Mohammad Bushnaq | 18 |
| 8 | Jack Rouse | 18 |
| 9 | Jason Poon | 17 |
| 10 | Ryan Scanlon | 16 |
| 11 | Scott Hiney | 9 |
| 12 | Jose Carmona | 8 |
| 13 | Andrew Gentry | 4 |
| 14 | Cody Gamond | 2 |
| 15 | Preston Wetherington | 2 |
| 16 | Noah Riffe | 1 |
Here are our staff predictions against ORL:
FCD vs SEA
| Name | Result for FCD | FCD Score | Opposition Score | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Result for FCD | FCD Score | Opposition Score | Commentary |
| Ben Lyon | Win | 2 | 1 | The smug comments from Sounders fans this week... |
| Jack Rous | Win | 2 | 0 | How do they do it? Ricardo Pepi |
| Jason Poon | Loss | 0 | 2 | It's been fun but I'm not seeing a way out of Seattle with a win. |
| Jeff Loftin | Loss | 1 | 2 | Close loss after controversial play at the other end which mysteriously doesn't get VAR treatment. |
| Mohammad Bushnaq | Loss | 1 | 2 | Valiant effort but Dallas falls short in the Pacific NW for their revenge bid. |
| Nathan Hill | Draw | 2 | 2 | FC Dallas advance on PKs and claim the Cascadia Cup. Goals from Jara and Pepi. |
| Ryan Scanlon | Loss | 1 | 3 | Seattle’s quality and combination play will be too much for FC Dallas which will not let us get away with what we pulled off against Portland. Michael Barrios gives us a glimmer of hope with a goal before Jordan Morris and Nick Lodeiro put this out of reach. |
What do you guys think? Comfortable win? Another trap game and Dallas struggles? Do we gift Orlando three points in this one?