FC Dallas will look to respond after snapping a six-game unbeaten run last weekend in a 3-2 loss at Charlotte when they host conference rivals Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night.
Seattle enters this midweek match on a nine-game unbeaten run, that includes four-straight wins. In classic Seattle form, they’re peaking at the right time. Can FC Dallas cool them off?
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 1 - 1 Seattle Sounders
- Key player to watch: Petar Musa - He's got the club record, now it is time to get back in the Golden Boot race.
- Why this game matters: Between the loss in Charlotte last weekend and the loss earlier this year at Seattle, this one is all about responding strong before this weekend's Texas Derby.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs Seattle: Thanks to not winning many games in Seattle, Dallas holds an 8-18-11 record in all-time regular season matches against Seattle.
Home record vs Seattle: FC Dallas owns a slight edge in the home series against Seattle, with a 7-5-7 record.
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 2943 minutes.
Notable season stats:
- FCD is 22nd in crosses in MLS with 268.
- The Burn are 16th in total distance covered in MLS with 3222.71 km (2002.5 miles)
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 380.
- FC Dallas is 19th in MLS in xG with 44.74.
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in shot efficiency with 7.26.
- Musa is 6th in MLS in xG with 15.3. He also ranks 14th in MLS in shots with 78.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
A double-game week, yeah, we’re going to see some rotation here.
Your turn: pick the XI
Think the crowd has it wrong? Pick your own FC Dallas starting eleven below. No sign-up needed, and your picks feed straight into the crowd XI above.
FC Dallas lineups on Starting11
Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: Daniel
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Patrickson Delgado, Nolan Norris, Sam Sarver
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Logan Farrington (lower body), Anderson Julio (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
Seattle Notes:
Key player for Seattle: Cristian Roldan
Drew Epperley
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Availability Report
Out: Pedro de la Vega (quad), Nikola Petković (knee), Paul Rothrock (hamstring)
Questionable: none
International duty: none
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.
Know a Dallas soccer fan who should be reading Big D Soccer?
Gift them a membership — one month or a full year. They get full access to every analysis piece, our FC Dallas salary cap estimates, and Q&A priority. They just click a link to redeem. Easy.
