FC DALLAS vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
MAY 14, 2016 (WEEK 11, MLS GAME #108)
9 pm ET (FS1, MLS LIVE)
Foes in the Western Conference Semifinals each of the last two seasons, FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC renew acquaintances for the first time this season when the clubs clash at Toyota Stadium on Saturday evening. FC Dallas put an end to a three-game losing run in their return home at midweek, keeping pace at the top of the West with a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the Portland Timbers. Sounders FC hit the road after back-to-back wins for the first time this season, making a steady rise up the conference table following their 2-0 win against San Jose last weekend.
- FC Dallas remain undefeated at Toyota Stadium for the season, now with back-to-back wins on their home ground and a 4-0-2 record in six starts in Frisco.
- Jordan Morris scored in a fourth consecutive game for the Sounders, matching the all-time rookie record for consecutive games with a goal, also set by Damani Ralph (CHI 2003) and Patrick Mullins (NE 2014). All four of Morris' goals have come in the final half-hour of games. Morris was starting his eighth match of his rookie season, in nine Sounders FC league games.
- The teams met in the Western Conference Semifinals for a second consecutive season last year, FC Dallas winning the series on penalty kicks after the two legs finished 3-3 on aggregate, each team winning 2-1 on its home ground. The season prior, Sounders FC advanced on away goals, after the series ended 1-1 on aggregate.
- Sounders FC have won the last five league meetings between the teams in Seattle, and six of the eight meetings there all-time, including a 3-0 win last June 13. The only FCD win at CenturyLink Field came in 2011, a 1-0 victory on May 25.
REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Claudio Badea; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez
Salazar MLS Career: 216 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 62; pens: 73
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DAL: Walker Zimmerman
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Atiba Harris; SEA: Osvaldo Alonso
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (17 meetings): FC Dallas 3 wins, 18 goals -- Sounders FC 9 wins, 29 goals -- Ties 5
AT DALLAS (9 meetings): FC Dallas 2 wins, 11 goals -- Sounders FC 3 wins, 11 goals -- Ties 4
FUTURE MATCHES: 7/13: Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 10:30 p.m. ET; 10/16: FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 7 p.m. ET
- Coaches' records: Sigi Schmid vs. DAL: P42 W20 L10 D12 -- Oscar Pareja vs. SEA: P11 W2 L7 D
LAST YEAR (MLS):
3/28: DAL 0, SEA 0
6/13: SEA 3, DAL 0 (Neagle 55; Martins 73; Gonzalez 92+)
