LOSANGELES - FC Dallas and Los Angeles Football Club meet for the inaugural time this afternoon at the Banc of California Stadium in LA. Here’s a look at how FCD will line up for the end of their two-game road swing.
Four in a Row
For the fourth straight match, Dallas will start in a 4-4-2 formation, but this time with Santiago Mosquera up top alongside Maxi Urruti and Roland Lamah and Michael Barrios on the wings. Two weeks ago we saw the inverse with Lamah up top with Cristian Colman and Mosquera on the wing.
Just like the previous two road matches, the emphasis for FCD will lie among the back six staying compact and stifling a dangerous LAFC attack that has 17 goals in seven matches.
Midfield Rotation
Carlos Gruezo returns to the Starting XI for the first time since April 7 and Victor Ulloa earns his fourth straight start in the midfield, and first of the year alongside Gruezo. Jacori Hayes, who has started every MLS match this season for Dallas, is available off the bench as well as Kellyn Acosta, who made his first matchday roster of the year last week in New York.
Hot Hands
Mosquera and Lamah will get their third straight start together, this time with Mosquera in an advanced role alongside Urruti and Lamah on the left wing. Mosquera fresh off his first MLS goal last week in NYC with an assist from Urruti and Lamah leading team scoring with three of FCD’s 10 goals on the year.
