FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake Preview: Lineups, Storylines & What to Watch
The games are coming fast on the schedule. FC Dallas continues its nine-game road trip this week with a midweek match at Real Salt Lake.
Both teams are coming off Leagues Cup duty last week and MLS matches over the weekend.
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 2 - 2 RSL
- Key player to watch: Petar Musa - Keep feeding him the ball around goal and good things happen.
- Why this game matters: The middle game of a three games in seven day set. How good are the legs in this group is going to be a big factor.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs RSL: FC Dallas is 25-15-13 in all-time regular season meetings with RSL.
Road record at RSL: FC Dallas holds a 10-13-5 record in all-time regular season meetings in Utah, with the last win coming in March 2025.
Homegrown clock: Both Michael Collodi and Nolan Norris have gobbled up a good amount of minutes in 2026. Norris also has one goal on the season. Caleb Swann also made his debut off the bench in New York. Together, they have played 2346 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1775 minutes in 2025.
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Notable season stats:
- FCD is 18th in crosses in MLS with 197.
- The Burn are 12th in total distance covered in MLS with 2193 km (1362 miles).
- FCD is 4th in MLS in aerial challenges won with 274.
- FC Dallas is 11th in MLS in xG with 31.74.
- FCD is 7th in MLS in shot efficiency with 2.26.
- Musa leads MLS in xG with 11.63. He also ranks 5th in MLS in shots with 63.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
There was a bit of rotation on Sunday in Austin, and we’ll see more on Wednesday in Utah.
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Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: Sam Sarver, Daniel, Osaze Urhoghide
Suspended with next two yellow cards: none
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Daniel (lower body), Anderson Julio (lower body),
Questionable: none
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International duty: none
RSL Notes:
Key player for RSL: Diego Luna
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Zach Booth (hamstring) Griffin Dillion (foot), Emeka Eneli (Knee), Justen Glad (Adductor), Ariath Piol (Achilles)
Questionable: Morgan Guilavougi (head)
International duty: none
How to watch
Big game this week for FC Dallas. Before we get into it, members have the full scouting report, projected lineups, and injury report. If you want to go into Matchday actually knowing what to watch for, now's the time.
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