
#LAvDAL: Five Facts You Need to Know
July 7, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
Twelfth-place FC Dallas (2-4-5, 11 points) visits third-place Los Angeles Galaxy (7-4-0, 21 points) on Wednesday, July 7 at 9:30PM CT. It's the first of three meetings between the teams this season.
Details You Need to Know:
Gameday Social: #LAvDAL
TV: 9:30PM on TXA 21 and FCDTV Network (English) and KMPX-29 (Spanish)
Streaming: 9:30PM on FCDallas.com/Stream
Radio: 9:30PM CT on FCDallas.com/Radio (English) and 1270AM (Spanish)
Next Home Match: FC Dallas hosts LA Galaxy on Saturday, July 24 at 7:30PM at Toyota Stadium
5 Things to Know about #LAvDAL
Road Trip
FC Dallas' matchup with the Galaxy is the first of a three-game road trip. After a home draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, FCD needs to make the most of its upcoming opportunities and pick up points away from Toyota Stadium. Dallas is currently 0-3-0 on its travels in 2021 but will have a chance to improve on that beginning Wednesday night.
Quick Turnaround
Wednesday's match comes just three days after FCD played to a 2-2 draw with the Whitecaps on Sunday night. So, FCD had to be quick in terms of its recovery and preparation. Thankfully for Dallas, the Galaxy also played Sunday night (2-0 defeat to Sporting KC), so the teams will be on a relatively even playing field.
Leading Scorer
Eighteen-year-old Ricardo Pepi added his fifth goal of the season on Sunday to become FCD's leading scorer in 2021. The El Paso native has scored the last four goals for FC Dallas (excluding own goals). Pepi is the first player to score four straight goals (excluding own goals) for FC Dallas since Roland Lamah in May-June 2017.
Against LA
FC Dallas' all-time regular season record against LA is 28-34-12 (105 GF, 126 GA). Dallas' away record against the club is 7-25-5 (38 GF, 74 GA). Dallas' last game against the Galaxy was a 2-0 loss at Dignity Health Sports Park on Aug. 14, 2019.
About LA
The Galaxy started the season with four wins from its first five games and is in third place in the Western Conference. Last time out, the club fell 2-0 to conference leaders Sporting Kansas City at home. Galaxy forward Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is the league's leading scorer with 10 goals from 10 games.
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