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

March 22, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FC Dallas (2-1-0, 4 points) hosts the Portland Timbers (0-2-0, 0 points) on Saturday, March 24 at Toyota Stadium in a match presented by ALDI. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this year. Dallas will travel to Portland to play the Timbers on Saturday, September 29, 2018. FC Dallas is 7-6-5 overall against the Timbers.

DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Gameday Social: #FCDvPOR

Honorary Scarfer: FC Dallas' eMLS competitor Alan Avila (@AlanAvi_)

Broadcast Details: 2:30PM CT UniMás (KSTR49 in DFW)

The game will also be streamed on Twitter in English

Pregame: 3:25PM on Twitter

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

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

Pregame Soundbites Available HERE

Game Notes Available HERE

Saturday's Match is #FCDSocial Media Day

5 Things You Need to Know about #FCDvPOR

100th Match for Mauro Diaz

Saturday's match should be a memorable one for Mauro Diaz. His next regular season MLS appearance will be the 100th of his career. Diaz has played his entire MLS career with FC Dallas, netting 21 goals and dishing 37 assists in 99 previous regular season appearances. He has started 77 regular season matches since joining FC Dallas in 2013. (Click HERE for sound with Mauro Diaz)

Last Year vs. the Timbers

FC Dallas and Portland faced each other twice in 2017. FCD played to a 2-2 draw at Toyota Stadium on April 29, 2017. Dallas fell 2-0 to the Timbers at Providence Park on June 10, 2017.

Creating Opportunities

FC Dallas has only played two MLS matches in 2018 but has 15 shots on goal, tied with Sporting Kansas City for second overall in MLS. The Houston Dynamo currently have a league-leading 20 shots on goal. Both Kansas City and Houston have played three MLS matches.

At Home vs. the Timbers

FC Dallas has outscored Portland 24-10 all-time in nine previous regular season matches at Toyota Stadium. Dallas is 6-1-3 at home against the Timbers in regular season league play.

A Familiar Foe

FC Dallas forward Maxi Urruti, who netted his first goal of the year against Seattle on 3/18, spent 2013-2015 with the Portland Timbers. He started 28 games for Portland, scoring 15 goals during that span. (Click HERE for sound with Maxi Urruti)

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