> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bigdsoccer.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes: Preview, game notes, lineup predictions and how to watch - URL: https://www.bigdsoccer.com/fc-dallas-vs-san-jose-earthquakes-preview-notes/ - Published: 2024-02-23T15:25:52.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-12T20:22:30.000Z - Description: Will FC Dallas begin the new season on a high note? - Author: Big D Soccer Staff - Tags: 2024 Season, FC Dallas, Game Preview The new season is here! FC Dallas begins their 2024 campaign on Saturday night as they host the San Jose Earthquakes. The new season brings a ton of hope for fans, too. FC Dallas enters the third season under head coach Nico Estevez. The gaffer has spent much of the preseason working on a new attacking formation that could help turn a team that struggled in front of goal into one that could be very dangerous in 2024. The team was also very busy in the offseason. While they only removed four players from last year’s roster, they brought in eight new players, including a record signing Designated Player, Croatian Petar Musa. [Subscribe now](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/subscribe) ### FC Dallas Notes: **Key player for FC Dallas**: Dante Sealy - Based on his preseason alone, the season opener could be a great launching point for Sealy to continue to show the rest of the league what he is about in 2024. **FC Dallas in season openers**: Since 1996, FC Dallas has a season opener record of 13-5-10\. Last season, FC Dallas lost their first season opener in ten years in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota United. **Draw Derby**: It is wild, but 11 of the last 13 games between these two teams have ended in a draw, including both meetings in 2023\. The last FC Dallas win in this series goes back to August 2022, a 4-1 win at Toyota Stadium. **FC Dallas at home against San Jose**: The all-time series against the Quakes, goes back to the early days of MLS when the clubs were named the Burn and the Clash. It has been a pretty evenly split series in Texas, with FC Dallas holding the edge by going 13-12-10 (45 goals scored, 47 goals conceded). **Missing DPs**: While Petar Musa is healthy, his paperwork to come work in the US hasn’t arrived yet for this game. Thankfully, Estevez said on Thursday that he should arrive in Frisco sometime next week. Jesus Ferreira dealt with a groin injury throughout the preseason and isn’t available on Saturday, while Alan Velasco is still out with a long-term recovery on his ACL. **Potential Lineup:** We have discussed the potential lineup over the last week since the final preseason game. We’ll see the same group that started against DC this weekend in the new 3-4-2-1 formation. Paes; Junqua, Tafari, Ibeagha; Sealy, Illarramendi, Fraser, Endeley; Arriola, Kamungo; Farrington [Subscribe now](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/subscribe) --- [Big D SoccerServing up all the FC Dallas news, opinions and coverage all day long.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/icon/Big_D_Soccer_minimal-2-31.svg)Big D Soccer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/thumbnail/1J1A9206-1-31.jpg)](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/fc-dallas-2024-season-predictions/) [Big D SoccerServing up all the FC Dallas news, opinions and coverage all day long.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/icon/Big_D_Soccer_minimal-2-32.svg)Big D Soccer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/thumbnail/1J1A9206-1-32.jpg)](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/depth-chart-fc-dallas-2024-opening-day/) [Big D SoccerServing up all the FC Dallas news, opinions and coverage all day long.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/icon/Big_D_Soccer_minimal-2-33.svg)Big D Soccer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/thumbnail/1J1A9206-1-33.jpg)](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/what-questions-went-unanswered-in/) --- **Disciplinary Report** Suspended: none Suspended after next yellow: none **Availability Report** OUT: Marco Farfan - Lower back, Geovane Jesus - Right knee, Amet Korça - Left groin, Petar Musa - Not Due to Injury, Tsiki Ntsabeleng - Not Due to Injury, Alan Velasco - Left knee QUESTIONABLE: Jesús Ferreira - Left thigh, Paxton Pomykal - Left knee On Loan: Antonio Carerra (North Carolina FC) International duty: none --- ### San Jose Notes: **Key player for San Jose: Cristian Espinoza** We broke down San Jose and their potential MVP candidate in our scouting report: [Big D SoccerServing up all the FC Dallas news, opinions and coverage all day long.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/icon/Big_D_Soccer_minimal-2-34.svg)Big D Soccer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/a4/9ba413bd-9ade-4977-b9cf-1a1e2ef6de5c/content/images/thumbnail/1J1A9206-1-34.jpg)](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/behind-enemy-lines-scouting-san-jose-2024/) --- **Disciplinary Report** Suspended: none Suspended on next yellow card: none **Availability Report** Out: Niko Tsakiris (groin), Amahl Pellegrino (visa issues), Bruno Wilson (visa issues)[2](https://www.bigdsoccer.com/p/behind-enemy-lines-scouting-san-jose-2024#footnote-2-141925667) Questionable: Alfredo Morales (abductor) Questionable: none International duty: none --- ## **How to watch** 📅 Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 ⚽️ Kickoff: 7:30 PM 🏟 Venue: Toyota Stadium 📺 Streaming: MLS Season Pass 💬 Gameday Social: #FCDvSJE ☀️ Weather: 65, sunny