Real Salt Lake vs. Dallas: Preview, Team News, Lineups
Preview
Real Salt Lake will host FC Dallas at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday in the first leg of the Western Conference semifinals. Real Salt Lake finished the regular season in second place in the West, while FC Dallas finished in seventh place.
Real Salt Lake is the favorite in this matchup, but FC Dallas is a dangerous team that is capable of pulling off an upset. Real Salt Lake has been in good form lately, winning four of their last five matches. FC Dallas, on the other hand, has been struggling lately, winning only one of their last five matches.
The key matchup in this match will be in the midfield. Real Salt Lake has a strong midfield led by Albert Rusnak and Damir Kreilach, while FC Dallas has a strong midfield led by Paxton Pomykal and Jesus Ferreira.
Team News
- Real Salt Lake: No major injuries to report.
- FC Dallas: No major injuries to report.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake
- GK: David Ochoa
- DF: Justen Glad
- DF: Erik Holt
- DF: Marcelo Silva
- DF: Andrew Brody
- MF: Albert Rusnak
- MF: Damir Kreilach
- MF: Pablo Ruiz
- FW: Bobby Wood
- FW: Anderson Julio
- FW: Justin Meram
FC Dallas
- GK: Maarten Paes
- DF: Reggie Cannon
- DF: Matt Hedges
- DF: Ryan Hollingshead
- DF: John Nelson
- MF: Paxton Pomykal
- MF: Jesus Ferreira
- MF: Brandon Servania
- FW: Tanner Tessmann
- FW: Ricardo Pepi
- FW: Jader Obrian
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