Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 1 - 1 San Jose
- Key player to watch: Kaick - The Dallas U22 star has to find a way to help dictate the middle of the field and limit what San Jose's midfield can do on the ball.
- Why this game matters: Dallas is knocking on the door for a top four spot in the Western Conference. A win on Saturday gets them that much closer to securing a home playoff series (or two).
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs San Jose: Dallas owns a 23-31-23, dating back to the first MLS season in 1996 when the Quakes were then known as the Clash.
Home record vs San Jose: Dallas has a 14-13-10 record at home, with the most recent win against the Quakes at Toyota Stadium coming back in 2024.
Homegrown clock: FC Dallas has had four Homegrown players earn minutes this season (Michael Collodi, Nolan Norris, Caleb Swann and Josh Torquato). The group has amassed a total of 3033 minutes.
Notable season stats:
- FCD is 22nd in crosses in MLS with 288.
- The Burn are 17th in total distance covered in MLS with 3445.1 km (2140.7 miles.
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 401.
- FC Dallas is 17th in MLS in xG with 48.27.
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in shot efficiency with 6.73.
- Musa is 6th in MLS in xG with 17.27. He also ranks 14th in MLS in shots with 84.
- Logan Farrington’s 10th career goal on Feb. 21 made him the fastest
— and only — player from the 2024 MLS SuperDraft class to score 10
goals.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
This game will start one more run of three games in seven days for FC Dallas. Eric Quill will likely make a couple of changes from last week’s roster that picked up a draw in Houston.
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FC Dallas lineups on Starting11
Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: Sam Sarver
Suspended with next yellow card: Nolan Norris
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Osaze Urhoghide, Shaq Moore, Sam Sarver
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Logan Farrington (lower body)
Questionable: none
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC), Jaidyn Contreras (Tigres)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Benji Flowers
International duty: none
San Jose Notes:
Key player for San Jose: Preston Judd*
Drew Epperley
Note: We had Judd as their main player before we knew he was suspended for this weekend’s game. Whoops.
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: Preston Judd
Availability Report
Out: Nonso Adimabua (lower body), Darius Johnson (lower body), DeJuan Jones (lower body), Benji Kikanović (Lower body)
Questionable: Jonathan González (lower body), Niko Tsakiris (Upper body), Timo Werner (lower body)
International duty: none
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