FRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas heads to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Sounders this Saturday, July 15 at 9:30PM CT at Lumen Field.
Here's everything you need to know before the match.
How to Watch
The match will be available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Eric Krakauer and Lloyd Sam will call the game in English on Apple TV with Oscar Salazar and Diego Arrioja providing Spanish commentary.
How to Listen
English: If you can't watch the match, you can listen to all the action on iHeartMedia 1190AM and the FC Dallas App. Host Sam Hale will provide pregame and postgame coverage beginning at 9:15PM with broadcasters Owen Newkirk and Steve Davis calling the game.
Spanish: Carlos Alvarado and Rafa Calderon will call the game in Spanish on 1270AM, starting at 9:30PM.
Match Overview
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
- FCD record: 8-9-5 (29 points - 6th in West)
- SEA record: 10-7-5 (25 points - 2nd in West)
- FCD vs. SEA all-time: 8-14-8 (31 goal scored, 45 goals conceded)
- FCD vs. SEA away: 1-10-11 (9 goal scored, 31 goals conceded)
STORY LINES
- Finish Strong: FC Dallas travels to Seattle for its last regular season match until late August. The MLS season will go on a month-long break after this weekend's matches for the Leagues Cup, the World-Cup style tournament between Liga MX and MLS teams. Before the new tournament gets started, FC Dallas needs to take care of business on the road in Seattle. And because this game will live in the memory of FCD players and fans alike for over a month, a good performance and positive result are paramount.
- Ansah: The club welcomed a new face this week with the arrival of summer signing Eugene Ansah. The 28-year-old forward joins from the Israeli Premier League where he played 96 games and scored 17 goals. Capable of playing both striker and winger, Ansah could prove an important figure with the recent absences of fellow forwards Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira and Jáder Obrian for various reasons. Ansah only joined team training this week so his involvement in Saturday's game may be limited. Still, a cameo off the bench isn't out of the question.
- The Sounders: As usual, the Sounders are a good soccer team. They sit in second place in the Western Conference and boast the second best defensive record in the league. What's more, FC Dallas doesn't perform well in Seattle historically: the club has won once in 14 tries at Lumen Field during the regular season (1-10-3). While that doesn't exactly bode well for Saturday, the Sounders haven't been as dominant at home at usual with a 6-3-3 record. Another talking point will be the status of both teams' USMNT contingent. Seattle's Cristian Roldan, Jordan Morris and FCD's Jesús Ferreira all played in the United States' Gold Cup semifinal defeat to Panama Wednesday night. Although all three will return prior to Saturday, their fitness levels may preclude them from starting (as they usually would). Ferreira, in particular, started both the U.S.'s knockout games and went the full 120 minutes so he may not have enough in the tank for another 90 minutes just three days later.
