FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy | MLS Match Preview

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FC DALLAS vs. LA GALAXY
TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
May 9, 2015 (Week 10, MLS Game #96)
8:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE)

Two of the elite teams in the Western Conference in the early going meet in an intriguing matchup as FC Dallas play host to the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas are tied atop the division and with the best overall record in MLS, their undefeated run now at three games following a 4-1 win at the Houston Dynamo last weekend. The Galaxy played to their third consecutive draw at midweek, starting their road swing with a scoreless draw at Real Salt Lake.

Fabian Castillo continued his rich vein of form in leading FC Dallas to a 4-1 win over rivals Houston Dynamo on Friday at BBVA Compass Stadium. Castillo had a goal and added two assists; he has three goals and three assists over the last three games for FCD, playing a part in six of the club’s eight goals over their three-game undefeated run.
The Galaxy extended their home undefeated streak to 21 league games following their 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids in Week 9. But the Galaxy have not lost at StubHub Center in their last 25 games in all competitions, their last defeat in Carson having come in the season opener a year ago.
·Home form ruled a season ago, with each team winning by a 2-1 scoreline in their home matches. Two games were played at StubHub Center, the Galaxy winning both, and one game at Toyota Stadium, with FC Dallas winning there.
FCD’s win last year in Frisco was their first at home vs. the Galaxy since 2011. The Galaxy are undefeated in Carson over the last seven meetings vs. FC Dallas in league play, dating back to the start of the 2010 season, going 6-0-1 in that time.

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REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Craig Lowry; 4th: Kevin Terry Jr. MLS Career: 264 games; FC/gm: 25.5; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 65; pens: 67

SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: LA: Dan Gargan
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Atiba Harris … LA: Juninho
DISABLED LIST: LA: Brian Perk (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (63 meetings): FC Dallas 21 wins (1 shootout), 84 goals …Galaxy 31 wins (1 shootout), 112 goals … Ties 11
AT DALLAS (31 meetings): FC Dallas 16 wins (0 shootout), 53 goals … Galaxy 8 wins (1 shootout), 46 goals … Ties 7
RETURN MATCHES: 8/15: FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy, 8 p.m. CT; 9/26: LA Galaxy vs. FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. PT