Tampa Bay Rowdies vs FC Dallas Predicted lineup, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :May 21, 2024 at 5:00 AM

Modified at :May 21, 2024 at 5:00 AM

FC Dallas aim for a place in the last eight

Tampa Bay Rowdies come on his game on the back of a handsome 5-0 win against FC Tulsa they will face Dallas who lost their previous match and one can say that Tampa Bay will be favourites to clinch the win over the Dallas FC to continue their US Open Cup pursuit.

FC Dallas’s season began well with a victory over San Jose on opening day, but it rapidly came to an end with five losses and two draws in the next seven games.

In their last four games, Nico Estevez has helped the team turn around their results. Less than a month ago, they defeated their opponents 2-0 at Toyota Stadium. Dallas will now attempt to win three straight in all competitions, something they haven’t done since October–November 2020.

Kick-off

Wednesday: 22nd May 2024, 4:30 PM PT

Thursday: 23rd May 2024, 12:30 AM BST (5:00 AM IST)

Location: Al Lang Stadium

Form

Tampa Bay: W-L-W-L-W

FC Dallas: D-L-W-L-W-L

Players to watch

Manuel Arteaga (Tampa Bay)

Manuel Arteaga recorded two goals in the last match against Tulsa and will attempt to continue his goalscoring when he faces FC Dallas who drew in their previous game. Arteaga has shown his potency in front of the net and will be a big threat for Tampa Bay.

Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas)

Jesus Ferreira was named Matchday 13’s Energy Moment of the Matchday, presented by Celsius. He subsequently became the youngest player in MLS history to achieve 50 goals in a career.

Match facts

With a goal differential of +2, Tampa Bay Rowdies have averaged 6 goals and given up 4 goals per game. when having a game at home.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies have a record of 3 wins, 1 loss, 2.2 points per possession, and 2.0 opponent points per game. Their ATS win percentage was 20.0%.
As of right now, Dallas has a 37-23-6 record in the U.S. Open Cup and a 24-7-3 record at home. Dallas is 2-2-0 in the Open Cup under Estévez.

Head-to-head

This will be the first-ever meeting between Tampa Bay and FC Dallas in the US Open Cup.

Injury and team news

Tampa Bay seems to have no injury and will have a fully fit squad to face FC Dallas.

For their part, the visitors will be tending to up to six injuries for this match. Alan Velasco hasn’t played since November due to a cruciate ligament injury, and he won’t be back until July. Until later during the month or the beginning of February, Amet Korca, Geovane Jesus, Paul Arriola, Paxton Pomykal, and Sebastian Lletget are also unavailable.

Predicted lineup

Tampa Bay possible starting lineup

Farr; Doherty, Lasso, Guillen, Niyongabire, Crisosto, Hilton, Dennis, Bodily, Jennings, Arteaga

Dallas possible starting lineup

Paes; Ibeagha, Tafari, Junqua; Twumasi, Fraser, Illarramendi, Farfan; Ntsabeleng, Ferreira; Musa

Match Prediction

Both teams have been impressive in their previous game and it is going to be a head-to-head game it seems difficult to predict which team will prevail but FC Dallas seems to have an upper hand with their previous performance so we feel the US-based team will edge Tampa Bay in the US Open Cup.

Tampa Bay 1-2 FC Dallas

Live telecast

You can watch all live streams from the First Round through the Round of 16 right here on mlssoccer.com

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