Despite the attempt to treat the home game like a road game (arriving together on a bus in road dress), FC Dallas still put up its typical (this season) home performance against Minnesota United on the 4th.
The Breakdown
Breaking down soccer games in a tactical style.
The Breakdown – FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes, June 2025
“It does not matter how many times you get knocked down. What matters is how many times you get up.” Vince Lombardi Sometimes playing the…
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at Sporting KC, June 2025
This club’s imbalance between home and road is off the charts. Four road wins and four road ties, 16 of the club’s 21 points. Just one win at home with 2 ties for 5 points. Twice as many losses at home.
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at FC Cincinnati, May 2025
The never-out-of-it (on the road at least) attitude of this version of FC Dallas is simply amazing. Los Toros had no business coming back on…
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at Seattle Sounders, May 2025
FC Dallas went to a place they have only won once in their history, Seattle, rotated a fair bit, tried to clamp the game down, and they gave themselves a shot to steal it.
The Breakdown – FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, May 2025
When you get a team below you in the standings on your home field, go up a man in the 58th minute, you should be able to get a victory. Thus, in many respects, this 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake is quite a poor result.
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at Inter Miami, April 2025
Five times in club history, FC Dallas has come back from a two-goal, second-half deficit to win. This victory against Miami is the first of…
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at Atlanta United, April 2025
FC Dallas went down to Georgia and grabbed a point on the road. FCD continues to get results on the road against teams that they should get results against (i.e., teams lower in the standings).
The Breakdown – FC Dallas vs Sporting KC, March 2025
FC Dallas nabbed its first home win of 2025 on Saturday night, knocking off last-place Sporting KC. With the win, the Burn climb to 7th…
The Breakdown – FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, March 2025
That road win makes Dallas 2-0-1 on the road this year with 7 points, which ties last season’s road points (7 pts, 1-10-6) in just three games. Amazing.