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#FCDvCOL: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Match

Published on April 6, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FC Dallas (1-0-2, 5 points) hosts the Colorado Rapids (1-1-1, 4 points) Saturday night at Toyota Stadium. This is the first of two meetings between these teams this year. Dallas visits Colorado for the MLS regular season finale on Sunday, October 27, 2018. This will be the 71st meeting between the clubs. Dallas is 32-22-16 overall against the Rapids.

DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

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Broadcast Details: 7PM CT on TXA21

Pregame: 6:38PM CT on FCDallas.com/Live

Postgame: Immediately following the match on FCDallas.com/Live

Radio: FCDallas.com/Radio (English) - 1270AM (Spanish)

Pregame Soundbites Available HERE

Game Notes Available HERE

5 Things You Need to Know about #FCDvCOL

Unbeaten to Start 2018

With a 1-0-2 record, FC Dallas is one of only two unbeaten teams in MLS (NYCFC 4-0-1) and is the lone unbeaten team in the Western Conference.

Strong at Home, Too

FC Dallas is also unbeaten in the last nine home matches in MLS play (3-0-6). In fact, Dallas has only lost twice in its last 22 MLS home games at Toyota Stadium, posting 11 wins and nine draws in that span. FCD has conceded just three goals in the last six home matches in league play.

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Last Year vs Colorado

FC Dallas and Colorado faced each other four times in 2017, three times in league play and once during the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. FCD beat the Rapids 3-1 in USOC play on June 27, 2017 at Toyota Stadium. The two clubs played to a scoreless draw on August 12, 2017 in Frisco while Dallas posted a 2-0 win at home on September 27, 2017 . They closed out the regular season series with a 1-1 draw at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on October 7, 2017.

Rolly is Rolling

Dating back to Decision Day 2017, FC Dallas midfielder Roland Lamah has scored five goals in his last four league appearances for Oscar Pareja. That's the same number of goals he had in his previous 18 games. Lamah had a goal against Portland this season and a brace against the Sounders. In the 2017 regular season finale against the Galaxy, Lamah scored two goals.

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Didya Know?

Midfielder Mauro Diaz ranks first in MLS in corner kicks with 17. Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer leads MLS with the longest shutout streak this season at 202 minutes.

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