After being on the road for nearly four months, FC Dallas returned home last weekend to play its first game in Toyota Stadium since the month of May. But the schedule-makers had a bit of a laugh when they opted to immediately send FC Dallas back out on the road for a midweek clash against Minnesota United.
Dallas is coming off that wild 4-3 win, while the Loons are coming off a 5-4 road loss of their own at Portland.
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 1 - 1 Minnesota United
- Key player to watch: Logan Farrington - The Big Dawg has been showing some impressive form lately. This will be one where he needs to be a leader in the attack.
- Why this game matters: After returning home, this will be a weird road break in the schedule between several home games for Dallas.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs Minnesota: FC Dallas has a 7-9-5 record in all-time regular season meeting with the Loons.
Road record at Minnesota: Dallas has a 2-5-3 record in all-time regular season meetings in Minnesota. The last win in Minnesota for Dallas came back in September 2022.
Homegrown clock: Both Michael Collodi and Nolan Norris have gobbled up a good amount of minutes in 2026. Norris also has one goal on the season. Caleb Swann also made his debut off the bench in New York, while Josh Torquato earned his first start recently in Vancouver. Together, they have played 2673 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1775 minutes in 2025.
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Notable season stats:
- FCD is 20th in crosses in MLS with 217.
- The Burn are 13th in total distance covered in MLS with 541.13 km (1578 miles).
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 314.
- FC Dallas is 14th in MLS in xG with 35.39.
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in shot efficiency with 5.61.
- Musa is second in MLS in xG with 13.16. He also ranks 6th in MLS in shots with 70.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
Given the heavy schedule this week, expect Eric Quill to do some rotation tonight with the home games coming up this weekend.
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Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: Sam Sarver, Daniel, Osaze Urhoghide
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Christian Cappis, Patrickson Delgado, Nolan Norris
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Anderson Julio (lower body)
Questionable: Petar Musa (shoulder)
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International duty: none
Minnesota Notes:
Key player for Minnesota: Joaquin Pereyra
Drew Epperley
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Bongokuhle Hlongwane (knee), Peter Stroud (lower extremity)
Questionable: none
International duty: none
How to watch
Big game this week for FC Dallas. Before we get into it, members have the full scouting report, projected lineups, and injury report. If you want to go into Matchday actually knowing what to watch for, now's the time.
