FC DALLAS vs. LA GALAXY
Toyota Stadium | Frisco, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 1 | Week #30 | MLS Game #311
9 pm ET (MLS LIVE, Spectrum SportsNet, TXA-21, TWCSC-TX)
A massive top-of-the-table clash in the Western Conference is ahead when FC Dallas play host to the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. The teams are separated by five points at the top of the conference standings and MLS overall table, with the Supporters’ Shield still in sight for both clubs. FC Dallas return home with a playoff berth secure, coming off a goalless draw at Real Salt Lake last weekend. The Galaxy had their six-game undefeated run put to an end, falling 4-2 to Seattle Sounders FC on on Sunday afternoon at StubHub Center.
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- FC Dallas saw their winless run extended to three games with a second consecutive draw, following their goalless result at Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening.
- Robbie Keane scored a pair of goals, but the Galaxy had their six-game undefeated streak put to an end in a 4-2 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon, their first loss this season at StubHub Center. Keane now has 10 goals, reaching double-digits in goals for a fifth consecutive season; it was the 19th multiple-goal game of Keane’s MLS career, fourth all-time in league history.
- The teams are meeting for the first time this season, the first of a home-and-home series over the season’s final four weeks. The teams did meet in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal, FC Dallas taking a 2-1 win in extra time Aug. 10 at StubHub Center, Victor Ulloa scoring the late game-winning goals.
- The Galaxy have won the last two league meetings between the teams, once at each ground. The Galaxy’s win Aug. 15, 2015 at Toyota Stadium ending a two-game FCD home winning streak, their first victories at home vs. the Galaxy since 2011. The Galaxy are undefeated in Carson over the last eight meetings vs. FC Dallas in league play, dating back to the start of the 2010 season, going 7-0-1 in that time.
REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Jeremy Hanson; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Hosking; 4th: David Gantar MLS Career: 62 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 7; pens: 16
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DAL: Maynor Figueroa, Matt Hedges … LA: Jeff Larentowicz, Jelle Van Damme
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: LA: A.J. DeLaGarza
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (66 meetings): FC Dallas 22 wins (1 shootout), 89 goals …Galaxy 33 wins (1 shootout), 118 goals …Ties 11
AT DALLAS (33 meetings): FC Dallas 17 wins (0 shootout), 56 goals … Galaxy 9 wins (0 shootout), 49 goals … Ties 7
RETURN MATCH: 10/23: LA Galaxy vs. FC Dallas, 1 p.m. PT
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/9: DAL 2, LA 1 (Blas Perez 77; Akindele 86 – Zardes 59)
8/15: DAL 1, LA 2 (Barrios 33 – Keane 51, 55)
9/27: LA 3, DAL 2 (dos Santos 11; Keane 14; Gerrard 57 – Barrios 35; Harris 86)
- The teams are meeting for the first time this season in league play, the first of a home-and-home series over the season’s final four weeks. The teams did meet in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal, FC Dallas taking a 2-1 win in extra time Aug. 10 at StubHub Center, Victor Ulloa scoring the late game-winning goals.
- The Galaxy have won the last two league meetings between the teams, once at each ground. The Galaxy’s win Aug. 15, 2015 at Toyota Stadium ending a two-game FCD home winning streak, their first victories at home vs. the Galaxy since 2011. The Galaxy are undefeated in Carson over the last eight meetings vs. FC Dallas in league play, dating back to the start of the 2010 season, going 7-0-1 in that time.
- Coaches record: Bruce Arena vs. DAL: P30 W16 L10 T4 … Oscar Pareja vs. LA: P12 W4 L7 T1
