Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas | MLS Match Preview

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REAL SALT LAKE vs. FC DALLAS
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
October 17, 2015 (WEEK 33, MLS Game #326)
9:30 p.m. ET (MLS Live)

One of the biggest matches in the Western Conference playoff picture kicks off when Real Salt Lake play host to FC Dallas on Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. If Real are to keep alive their bid to extend their streak of MLS Cup Playoffs appearances, they must defeat FC Dallas. FCD is still in the hunt for first place overall in the Western Conference ñ as well as the Supportersí Shield. Both teams come off midweek play, Real dropping a 1-0 decision to the Portland Timbers at home, while FC Dallas knocked off Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 at home at Toyota Stadium.

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REFEREE: Jorge Gonzalez. AR1 (bench): Jeremy Hanson; AR2 (opposite): TJ Zablocki; 4th: Baboucarr Jallow

MLS Career: 125 games; FC/gm: 25.3; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 39; pens: 31

SUSPENDED: RSL: Jamison Olave (through Oct. 18)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Kyle Beckerman | DAL: Atiba Harris

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Jordan Allen, Olmes Garcia, Javier Morales, Tony Beltran, Aaron Maund, Luke Mulholland | DAL: Kellyn Acosta, Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead, Victor Ulloa, Dan Kennedy, Michel, Je-Vaughn Watson

DISABLED LIST: none

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (29 meetings): Real 10 wins, 38 goals | FC Dallas 15 wins, 43 goals | Ties 4

AT SALT LAKE (16 meetings): Real 9 wins, 28 goals | FC Dallas 4 wins, 18 goals | Ties 3

The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Tesho Akindele and Fabian Castillo netted goals in a 2-0 FC Dallas win Aug. 29 at Toyota Stadium.
Real won the last meeting between the teams at Rio Tinto Stadium, a 2-1 win last Sept. 6 ñ their first home win vs. FC Dallas since the 2012 season. FCD had come away with points on three consecutive trips to Sandy, with a win and two draws.
RSL is now 1-11-2 at FC Dallas all-time in league games between the clubs; FCD has also won a home game in the MLS Cup Playoffs (in 2010) and a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal (in 2011).
Coaches record: Oscar Pareja vs. RSL: P10 W4 L3 D3 | Jeff Cassar vs. DAL: P4 W1 L2 D1

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