FC Dallas vs St. Louis CITY SC: Lineups, Storylines & What to Watch
FC Dallas wraps up a nine-game road trip this weekend when they take on white-hot St. Louis CITY SC at Energizer Park. Dallas is hoping to end the long road trip on a positive note after being blown out last weekend in Vancouver.
St. Louis comes into Sunday’s match on an 11-game unbeaten run, that dates back to the spring.
The two sides met earlier this season in Frisco, when St. Louis came from behind to tie FC Dallas 1-1.
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 1 - 1 St. Louis CITY SC
- Key player to watch: Petar Musa - He done well against CITY over the years, scoring three goals in five games. Dallas needs him to continue his Golden Boot pace.
- Why this game matters: It is the final game of the nine-game road trip. End it on a high note.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs St. Louis: Dallas currently holds a 3-1-3 record against the Gateway City team.
Road record at St. Louis: Dallas is winless in three regular season matches at Energizer Park, going 0-1-2. The last two meetings have ended in a draw.
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, while Josh Torquato earned his first start recently in Vancouver. Together, they have played 2571 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1775 minutes in 2025.
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Notable season stats:
- FCD is 21st in crosses in MLS with 208.
- The Burn are 13th in total distance covered in MLS with 2427 km (1508 miles).
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 287.
- FC Dallas is 13th in MLS in xG with 34.21.
- FCD is 4th in MLS in shot efficiency with 3.79.
- Musa is second in MLS in xG with 12.72. He also ranks 6th in MLS in shots with 68.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
After rotating most of the lineup in a blowout loss against Vancouver last week, Quill will likely return to what worked well in the wins at Austin and Real Salt Lake.
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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: Christian Cappis, Patrickson Delgado, Nolan Norris
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
St. Louis Notes:
Key player for St. Louis: Simon Becher
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Palmer Ault (ankle), Kyle Hiebert (hip), Tomas Ostrak (hamstring), Celia Pompeu (knee)
Questionable: Brenden McSorley (ankle)
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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