KANSAS CITY - Dallas and SKC will meet for the third time in 2017 tonight with a spot in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals on the line. Let's dive into the lineup for Oscar Pareja's side
Identical
For just the second time this season, FC Dallas will send out the same lineup for consecutive games. The same Starting XI from last Tuesday's 4-2 win over DC United will appear tonight in Open Cup play. The only other time consecutive lineups appeared was in late April (4/22 vs. Sporting KC and 4/29 vs. Portland Timbers).
Shutout Sporting
Dallas has yet to allow a goal to Sporting KC in 2017 - playing to a 0-0 draw in March and a 1-0 win in April. The last goal FCD allowed against SKC came 197 minutes of game action ago in a 2-2 draw on Aug. 13, 2016.
Offensive Spark
FCD has scored three or more goals in its last three matches with 3-1, 3-1 and 4-2 wins over Colorado (USOC), Toronto and DC, respectively. Dallas has scored at least twice in all but one Open Cup match since the start of 2015 - the outlier being a 1-0 win in last year's Quarterfinal round against Houston.
