FC Dallas vs. New York City FC | MLS Match Preview

FC DALLAS vs NEW YORK CITY FC
TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
September 12, 2015 (WEEK 28, MLS Game #278)
7:30 p.m. CT (KTXA-CBS21; YES)

FC Dallas and New York City FC meet for the first time ever when the clubs face off in an interconference matchup at Toyota Stadium on Saturday evening. FC Dallas sit in third place in the Western Conference, coming off a second consecutive victory in an impressive 3-0 victory at Columbus Crew SC last weekend. NYCFC return to action after a weekend off, sitting in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, three points out of the final playoff position, after a second consecutive defeat in a 2-1 loss to Columbus at Yankee Stadium in their last outing.

• FC Dallas won a second consecutive game – both by shutout – in defeating Columbus Crew SC on Sunday evening at Mapfre Stadium.
• FC Dallas started five Homegrown Players in their lineup – goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez and midfielders Coy Craft, Kellyn Acosta, Victor Ulloa and Alex Zendejas – the first time in MLS history a team had that many in a lineup in a game.
• NYCFC suffered a second consecutive loss, their current winless run now at three games, following a 2-1 defeat by Columbus Crew SC in their last match, Aug. 29 at Yankee Stadium.
• The teams are meeting for the first time ever.

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Chris Strickland; 4th: Edvin Jurisevic
MLS Career: 30 games; FC/gm: 26.4; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 10; pens: 10

SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DAL: Matt Hedges … NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe, David Villa
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Kellyn Acosta, Ryan Hollingshead, Victor Ulloa, Dan Kennedy …NYC: Andrew Jacobson, Kwadko Poku, R.J. Allen, Chris Wingert, Jason Hernandez, Josh Saunders
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME: First meeting.

• This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
• Coaches record: Jason Kreis vs. DAL: P17 W7 L6 D4 … Oscar Pareja vs. NYC: first game

Season Goal Leaders

FC Dallas		New York City FC
Fabian Castillo	9	David Villa	15
Blas Pérez	5	Thomas McNamara	5
Michael Barrios	5	Kwadwo Poku	4
Mauro Díaz	5	Patrick Mullins	4
Tesho Akindele	4

Season Stats

FC DallasNew York City FC
26	Games Played	27
13	Wins	7
8	Losses	13
5	Draws	7
38	Goals	38
30	Goals Conceded	46
234	Shots	263
104	Shots on Target	128
306	Fouls Lost	354
304	Fouls Won	301
46	Offside	62
125	Corners	133

Goals Scored

• Total
• Home
• Away

	0	1	2	3	4+	Total	Avg
DAL	8	6	6	4	2	38	1.5
NYC	7	9	7	2	2	38	1.4

Goals Conceded

• Total
• Home
• Away

	0	1	2	3	4+	Total	Avg
DAL	10	8	4	2	2	30	1.2
NYC	3	11	7	4	2	46	1.7