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#DecisionDay is here for FC Dallas, with the 2019 campaign on the line as they host Sporting Kansas City as Dallas tries to clinch their spot into the post-season. After a flat and disappointing performance last weekend against Colorado, Dallas were gifted with several results going in their favor and are still very much in control of their playoff lives at this point. Win and they’re in. Draw or loss, and Dallas will tempt fate once again and need few results to fall in their favor.
The staff are continuing to make picks this season and we’re going with a simple points system, plus a slight twist:
Correct Result Prediction: 1pt
Correct Score: 2pts
Insightful commentary: +Bonus (admittedly this will be a bit arbitrary depending on accuracy, insight and creativity).
Here are our current standings:
2019 BigDSoccer Prediction Standings
| Position | Name | Point Total |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Point Total |
| 1 | Jason Poon | 29 |
| 2 | Ryan Scanlon | 29 |
| 3 | Nathan Hill | 26 |
| 4 | Mohammad Bushnaq | 23 |
| 5 | Ben Lyon | 23 |
| 6 | Jack Rouse | 21 |
| 7 | Steve Machine | 15 |
| 8 | Jeff Loftin | 13 |
| 9 | Drew Epperley | 12 |
| 10 | Jose Carmona | 9 |
| 11 | Andrew Gentry | 8 |
| 12 | Scott Hiney | 5 |
| 13 | Preston Wetherington | 4 |
| 14 | Jared Tilley | 2 |
Here are our staff predictions against SKC:
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 y’all think? Can Dallas finally see things through and get the job done this afternoon? Is Dallas still going to fall into the playoffs thanks to some results around the league? Or is this going to be one of those years (Hi, 2017) where just enough things go against Dallas’ way and dooms Dallas into an early off-season?