And so it ends. Saturday night in Frisco, FC Dallas will take the field for the last time in 2024. It hasn’t been the season anyone wanted and soon the build for 2025 will begin.
11th in the West FC Dallas (38 points, 10-15-8) hosts 13th in the West Sporting Kansas City (31 points, 8–18-7) at Toyota Stadium. Game time is 8 pm.
It’s Decision Day in MLS just not for either of these two teams as both are already eliminated from the playoffs.
Broadcast Info
TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Apple TV English: Mark Followill, Warren Barton
Apple TV Spanish: Alejandro Luna, Diego Tabares
English Radio: 1190 am and the FC Dallas App. Owen Newkirk and Steve Davis are on the call. Pregame at 7:30 pm CT with Sam Hale.
Spanish Radio: FC Dallas app with Carlos Alvarado and Jimmy Venegas.
MLS Injury/Player Availability Report
FC Dallas
OUT: Geovane Jesus (knee)
OUT: Paxton Pomykal (knee)
OUT: Liam Fraser (upper leg)
QUESTIONABLE: Ruan (groin)
Sporting Kansas City
OUT: Jake Davis (Hamstring)
OUT: Andreu Fontas (Knee)
OUT: Dany Rosero (Ankle)
OUT: Johnny Russell (Groin)
OUT: Khiry Shelton (Calf)
OUT: Remi Walter (Calf)
QUESTIONABLE: Nemanja Radoja (Groin)
FCD Lineup Prediction
Last time out (vs Portland) Interim Coach Peter Luccin ran a 4-3-3 and the defense was pretty solid. So I’m going to predict at back four again with a tweak to a 4-2-3-1.
With Ruan questionable, I’ll stick with the same back four as the last game, and yes, that includes Marco Farfan at center back. This is a prediction, not what I would do.
I think there might be good value to Coach Luccin getting a look at Alan Velasco – since he didn’t show up on the injury list – at the position he might end up playing next year, the 10 underneath.
Then again, FCD the season is over and Luccin might go with a chaotic lineup, and then who the heck knows what it would be. Pick any name you want at that point.
I would love for Antonio Carrera to get the start, but Maarten Paes should be back so I left him in.
Bench Prediction
Jimmy Maurer
Nkosi Tafari
Ema Twumasi
Logan Farrington
Tsiki Ntsabeleng
Omar Gonzalez
Patrickson Delgado
Dante Sealy
Sebastian Lletget
MLS Kit Assignments
Officials
REFEREE: Katja Koroleva
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Kathryn Nesbitt, Michael Barwegen
4TH OFFICIAL: Drew Fischer
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic, Rene Parra
More Game Info
- FCD record: 10-15-8 (38 points, 11th in West)
- SKC record: 8-18-7 (31 points, 13th in West)
- FCD vs. SKC all-time: 30-29-14 (117 goals scored, 109 goals conceded)
- FCD vs. SKC home: 18-12-5 (66 goals scored, 41 goals conceded)
FC Dallas is 7-7-3 in MLS play and 7-10-3 in all competitions under interim head coach Peter Luccin.
FC Dallas is 4-12-0 in games decided by one goal.
Dallas is 3-12-3 when conceding first and a record of 1-7-1 when trailing at halftime.
FC Dallas has a record of 5-1-0 when leading at half-time in the MLS this season.
Daniel Salloi has eight goals and two assists against FC Dallas.
Petar Musa ranks 23rd across MLS in xG (11.11) and the highest on FC Dallas.
Logan Farrington and Sebastian Lletget rank first in assists for FC Dallas with eight.
Maarten Paes ranks fourth overall in MLS in saves made with 118.
Sporting will miss the MLS Cup Playoffs for just the third time in the last 14 seasons.
Sporting has won its last seven matches in all competitions when scoring at least twice.
Dallas will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2021 and for the ninth time in 29 seasons as an MLS charter member.
FC Dallas Single Season Goals Record
| Player | Season | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Kries | 1999 | 18 |
| Kenny Cooper | 2008 | 18 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 2022 | 18 |
| Jeff Cunningham | 2009 | 17 |
| Ariel Graziani | 2000 | 15 |
| Petar Musa | 2024 | 15 |