“With three games left, we said it before Toronto, every game is a final for us.”
Crew midfielder Brooks Lennon
2nd in the West FC Dallas (54 points, 15-7-9) hosts 10th in the East Columbus Crew (38 points, 11-15-5), tonight at 7:30 pm CT at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
The Crew are just one point out of the playoffs, so they have everything to play for. They are also coming off a loss in the US Open Cup final.
FC Dallas has lost just once in its last 10 MLS matches and has won six of their last seven home matches in all competitions.
Weather
Sunset at 6:39 pm. Temps around 75 degrees at kickoff. Wind: 7 mph from the SSE. Humidity around 65% to 70%.
Broadcast Info
TV: Apple TV
– Apple TV English: Nate Bukaty and Devon Kerr
– Apple TV Spanish: Raul Guzman
– Dallas Audio: Ryan Figert, Steve Davis, and Sam Hale
MLS Injury/Player Availability Report
FC Dallas
Logan Farrington – Lower Body (Out)
Sam Sarver – Suspended Red Card (Out)
Suspended after one yellow: Shaq Moore, Nolan Norris, Daniel, Patrickson Delgado
2 yellows suspended: Sam Sarver, Osaze Urhoghide
Columbus Crew
Wessam Abou Ali – Knee (Out)
Sekou Bangoura – Suspension Red Card (Out)
Rudy Camacho – Torso (Out)
Eric Bailly – Lower Leg (Questionable)
Brais Mendez – Thigh (Questionable)
Suspended after one yellow: Sekou Bangoura
FC Dallas Lineup Prediction
Coach Eric Quill, with an eye on the playoffs, should do some light rotation for this one. Christian Cappis in for Ramiro and Ran Binymain in for Herman Johanson.
I considered Nolan Norris, but with Bernie Kamungo not doing a lot of getting back, I kept Shaq Moore on at left center back and Sebastien Ibeagha at right. I’ll rotate in Norris against Sporting this weekend.
Bench Prediction
Jonathan Sirois
Caleb Swann
Herman Johansson
Patrickson Delgado
Anderson Julio
Ramiro
Lalas Abubakar
Santiago Moreno
Nolan Norris
MLS Kit Assignments
*sigh*
Officials
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Justin Howard
4th Official: Malik Badawai
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
Assistant VAR: TJ Zablocki
More Game Info
- FCD vs. CLB all-time: 17-20-13 (66 goals scored, 67 goals conceded)
- FCD vs. CLB home: 12-6-6 (40 goals scored, 28 goals conceded)
Dallas is 9-1-2 when leading at halftime this season and 14-2-4 when scoring first. On the other hand, they are just 1-5-2 when conceding first.
Petar Musa‘s 56 goals in his first three MLS seasons tie the third-most in league history.
Columbus have scored 13 goals in their last five MLS matches, winning four.
This current streak is the first time Dallas has recorded three straight shutout wins at home in all competitions since March-April 2013.
The Crew are undefeated against FCD in 6 (2W, 4D) and have not lost in Dallas since 2011.
FCD is fourth in MLS in aerial challenges won with 414.
Columbus has scored in each of their last five MLS away matches but lost three.
Los Toros are seventh in MLS in most goals scored with 58, only 17th in xG with 50.67, but third in shot efficiency with 7.33.
The Crew do a lot of running, having the second-most distance covered on the pitch in MLS with 2,320.50 miles through its first 31 matchdays of the season.
FC Dallas set a new club single-season scoring record with 58 goals on 10/24, surpassing the previous mark of 55 set in 1997 and matched in 2014.
Columbus recorded a club-record 33 shots against Charlotte FC on Oct. 14, besting the previous best of 31 (vs. Dallas Burn, July 13, 1997; vs. Toronto FC, Aug. 26, 2023).
Petar Musa is second in MLS in goals scored with 22 and fifth in MLS in xG with 18.23.
Posting three assists against Toronto FC on Oct. 24 – the Crew’s last league game – midfielder Dylan Chambost became just the second player in Club history, alongside Federico Higuaín.
With 13 assists, Joaquín Valiente is the first FCD player to record 10+ assists in a single season since 2016.
Santiago Rodriguez has recorded an assist in four straight matches, the longest active streak in MLS and the longest by a Crew player since Cucho Hernandez in 2024.
Eric Quill served as Columbus Crew assistant coach from 2021-23, working under manager Caleb Porter.
Sebastien Ibeagha recorded the 43rd fastest speed in MLS this season at 35.42 kph (22.01 mph).
Osaze Urhoghide ranks fourth in MLS in aerial challenges with 76 and ranks 28th in clearances with 34.
Crew captain Sean Zawadzki is one of only two outfield players across MLS to play all 2,790 minutes in 2026. He also ranks 11th for most distance covered across the league in miles (204.97 miles).
Shaq Moore ranks No. 31 in MLS in distance covered with 302.64 km (188.05 miles).
FC Dallas Single-Season Assists Record
| Player | Assists | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis | 15 | 1999 |
| Michael Barrios | 15 | 2019 |
| Michael Barrios | 14 | 2017 |
| Jason Kreis | 13 | 2000 |
| David Ferreira | 13 | 2010 |
| Mauro Diaz | 13 | 2016 |
| Joaquín Valiente | 13 | 2026 |
FC Dallas Single-Season Goals Record
A new record holder!!!
| Player | Goals | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Petar Musa | 22 | 2026 |
| Jason Kreis | 18 | 1999 |
| Kenny Cooper | 18 | 2008 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 18 | 2022 |
| Petar Musa | 18 | 2025 |
| Jeff Cunningham | 17 | 2009 |
| Petar Musa | 16 | 2024 |