Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas
July 7, 2018; Rio Tinto Stadium
8 p.m. MT; KMYU, KSL.com, KSL app
RSL (8-8-2, 26 points); FCD (10-2-5, 35 points)
Player to Watch – Roland Lamah has been a solid addition for Dallas since joining the club prior to the 2017 season. In 49 matches he has 18 goals and seven assists, notching seven goals and four assists in the first half of this season. A speedy winger, Lamah is also capable of playing centrally and has been a focal point for Dallas, particularly in the absence of Mauro Diaz, who left FC Dallas for Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC in the United Arab Emirates this week.
Matchup to Watch – Uruguay and Argentina may have been eliminated from the World Cup, but two proud representatives from each country will square off on the field at Rio Tinto Stadium as Marcelo Silva looks to slow down Maxi Urruti. The Argentine forward has six goals this season to give him 42 goals in 145 MLS matches and it will be up to Silva – along with center back partner Justen Glad – to keep him from adding to that total.
All-Time Record – Real Salt Lake is 11-19-7 all-time against Dallas and is 10-6-4 in Utah – 3-3-1 at Rice Eccles Stadium and 7-3-3 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Last 5 Head-to-Head – Salt Lake is 1-2-2 in the last five matches against Dallas, including a 1-1 draw at Toyota Stadium in the season opener in March.
Last 5 Overall – Dallas is 4-1-0 in the last five matches after a comeback win over Atlanta on Wednesday that saw Tesho Akindele score twice in the 86th and 88th minutes for a 3-2 win. Dallas has just one loss in the last 10 matches (7-1-2).
