SET THE STAGE: FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes | 8.13.22

FRISCO, Texas - Third-place FC Dallas returns home to face 13th-place San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 8PM at Toyota Stadium.

Here's everything you need to know before the game.

How to Watch

TV (English): Mark Followill and Steve Davis will be on the call for Saturday's match. Coverage begins at 7:30PM CT. Fans local to the DFW market can stream online at fcdallas.com/stream while fans outside DFW may catch the game on ESPN+.

LISTEN

English: If you can't watch the match, you can listen to all the action on FCDallas.com/Radio hosted by Sam Hale beginning at 7:30PM.

Spanish: Carlos Alvarado and Rafa Calderon will call the game in Spanish on 1270AM, starting at 8PM CT.

Match Overview

HEAD-TO-HEAD

• FCD record: 9-7-9 (36 points - 3rd in West)
• SJ record: 5-10-9 (24 points - 13th in West)
• FCD vs. SJ all-time: 20-29-19 (80 goals scored, 105 goals conceded)
• FCD vs. SJ all-time home: 12-12-9 (40 goals scored, 45 goal conceded)

STORY LINES

Home Again
FC Dallas returns to the comforts of Toyota Stadium after an eventful two-game road trip to the Pacific Northwest. The trip began with a 1-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders where, despite the result, Dallas played well and outshot the Sounders 15 to 11. It was only a first-half penalty from Nico Lodeiro that condemned FCD to its third away loss of the season. Next up was the Portland Timbers at Providence Park, a venue where Dallas has just one regular-season win. It was a frustrating 90 minutes for Nico Estévez's men as they missed a host a great chances and struck the post through Paul Arriola. Dallas' evening turned nightmarish as the Video Assistant Referee gave Portland a penalty in the 96th minute after Matt Hedges was judged to have handled the ball in the box and substitute Marvin Loría scored the rebound after his initial penalty was saved by Maarten Paes. But the drama was just getting started. With the last chance of the game, FC Dallas stole a point in the 100th minute when Jesús Ferreira's corner was turned into his own net by Diego Chara. Now, Dallas will try to carry that momentum into a home matchup with a San Jose Earthquakes team that's winless in its last five games.

Tricky Matchup
Although the Earthquakes aren't having a good season (they're currently sitting in 13th place and are winless in their last five), this isn't an easy matchup for FC Dallas. For whatever reason, San Jose is a trap team for Dallas. Across different eras and coaching staffs, FCD struggles against the Quakes: They're one of three teams Dallas doesn't have a winning home record against (having played at least four times). And that's not to say that the Earthquakes are typically a really strong team since they've only made the playoffs four times since returning to MLS in 2008. Dallas struggling against SJ is just a fact of MLS life. Still, with the Western Conference perilously tight, Estévez and co. will be desperate to defy history and earn FCD's first win over San Jose since July of 2016.

All-Stars
Forwards Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira are back in Dallas after a four-day trip to Minnesota for their maiden MLS All-Star appearances. Ferreira helped the MLS All-Stars to their first MLS Skills Challenge victory over the Liga MX All-Stars Tuesday night. Arriola and Ferreira both featured in MLS's exciting 2-1 win in the full All-Star game the following evening at Minnesota United's Allianz Field. The pair returned to FCD team training Friday morning and are available for Dallas' matchup with the Earthquakes. More on Ferreira and Arriola's All-Star experience HERE.

Around Toyota Stadium

Red Out
We invite you to wear red for our first red out of the season. You can shop the FC Dallas Fan Shop for everything you need to show you’re DTID. 

Party on the Pitch
The celebration starts at 5:30PM for our pregame Party on the Pitch featuring a food truck, live music from Havana NRG and inflatable games on Dr. Pink Field just north of Toyota Stadium.

Supporting DKMS
Dallas is also supporting DKMS, an organization focused on eliminating blood cancer by encouraging registration to be a bone marrow or stem cell donor. DKMS will be on-site swabbing potential donors and encouraging donor registration. All 2022 primary home jerseys will be on sale at Soccer 90 and the FC Dallas Fan Shop with a portion of the proceeds benefiting DKMS. 

Ben & Skin Light the Shield 
97.1 The Eagle’s Ben Rogers and Jeff “Skin” Wade of the popular Ben & Skin Show (2-5PM, Monday-Friday) will light the shield on the north stage before the game to help kick off the night. 

Flex Your AR Game
Visit the artwork at the northwest, northeast or southwest corners of Toyota Stadium. These are our Augmented Reality Murals which are explosive AR experiences that are new in 2022. Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira and Paxton Pomykal come to life off the wall and onto your phone to create a video or photograph that you can experience and share on social media. 

Do It for the ‘Gram and Enter to Win
Throughout the 2022 season, you have a chance to win exclusive team swag signed by your favorite player as part of our ongoing Fan Gram Sweepstakes. 

 Here’s how to enter: 

• Post a shot of yourself at the FC Dallas match on social media (Twitter, Instagram or Facebook)
• Tag @FCDallas
• Use the hashtag #FCDSweepstakes
• That’s it! You’re entered. We will select winners randomly after each match. 

There are several Instagrammable spots at Toyota Stadium: 

• At Sweet Tooth Motel’s immersive pop-up on the northwest concourse 
• Near the Augmented Reality Murals throughout the stadium
• With the Lamar Hunt statue on the north concourse
• From your seats!