“You can never go home again.”
Thomas Wolfe
6th in the West FC Dallas (11 points, 3-2-2) welcomes back Jesus Ferreira and 12th in the West Seattle Sounders (6 points, 1-3-3) for a 7:30 kickoff at Toyota Stadium.
Seattle’s 3,611 completed passes are the 2nd most in MLS. Seattle has 58% possession on the season, Dallas 44% (Fbref). Expect long periods of Seattle possession. #LuchiBall
TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV– Apple TV English: Mark Rogondino, Heath Pearce– Apple TV Spanish: Jorge Perez-Navarro, Marcelo Balboa
– Dallas Audio: Ryan Figert and Steve Davis.
Marco Farfan – Legs (Out)Geovane Jesus – Knee (Out)Sebastian Lletget – Upper Leg (Out)
Paxton Pomykal – Knee (Out)
Suspension after 2 more yellows: Ramiro, Eric Quill
Paul Arriola – Knee (Out)Alex Roldan – Quad (Out)
Albert Rusnák – Adductor (Out)
Get well soon, Paul.
With Sebastian Lletget out, Coach Eric Quill has some tough choices to make. He’s also on a three-game unbeaten streak.
So, the more obvious choice is to keep the formation that has been working. Quill usually calls it a 4-3-1-2, which demonstrates that its best quality is getting two flanking 8s next to Ramiro in the middle. The choice that most rewards the recent good play is to stick in another 8 for Lletget.
The options are Show Cafumana (who hasn’t played a minute), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (6 games, 153 minutes), or Diego Garcia (who did not travel with North Texas SC on Friday). The obvious guess based on PT is Ntsabeleng, but I would like to see Show if he’s fit.
Given the way Leo Chu has played and the value Anderson Julio brought last game. *I* would put Julio in for Chu. Chu is facing his former team, though, and FCD is playing well.
Choice two, does Quill go to the 4-2-3-1 that we saw late against Atlanta? It is his preferred formation.
Quill would effectively be replacing an 8 (Lletget) with a wing (Julio), making just one change in personnel. In that case, Julio and Chu would be the wings (or maybe Bernard Kamungo?). Realistically, Patrickson Delgado would probably stay on in the double pivot with Ramiro. This tactic would at times look like a 4-4-2 defensively in the low block.
In my prediction, I’m going to stick with the diamond 4 as it’s been getting results, and the goals allowed are down since Quill implemented it. But really, I’m about 50/50 on the formation change happening.
Bench PredictionMichael CollodiLalas AbubakarKaickPedrinhoEnzo NewmanLogan FarringtonShow CafumanaLéo Chú
Bernie Kamungo
MLS kit assignments for FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders, April 12, 2025. (Courtesy MLS)
REF: Ricardo FierroAR1: Ryan GravesAR2: Kevin Klinger4TH: Benjamin MeyerVAR: Armando Villarreal
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
- FCD vs. SEA all-time: 8-15-11 (35 goals scored, 50 goals conceded)
- FCD vs. SEA home: 7-4-7 (23 goals scored, 15 goals conceded)
FCD is 3-1-0 in games decided by one goal.
Jesus Ferreira scored 53 goals – 2nd most in MLS by a player before the age of 25 [Landon Donovan] – and tallied 34 assists from 2017-2024 with FCD.
Dallas is 2-1-2 when conceding first and has won eight points from losing positions in MLS.
FC Dallas is 1-0-1 when trailing at halftime.
Sebastien Ibeagha is tied for fifth across MLS in aerial challenges won with 19 and 9th in MLS in clearances with 13.
Dallas is unbeaten in the last 23 MLS matches when leading at halftime (W17, D6) since May 19, 2022.
Dallas ranks fourth in aerial challenges won with 94.
24 Key passes by Albert Rusnák this season, tied for second in MLS
FCD ranks third in MLS in clearances with 74.
Léo Chú has the fastest speed recorded for FC Dallas this season at 35.3 KPH/21.9 MPH, ranking No. 7 in MLS.
Stefan Frei has 117 career shutouts, 2nd in MLS history (Nick Rimando)
The Burn leads MLS (tied San Diego and Chicago Fire) in goals scored on the counterattack with three.
FCD’s 7 right-footed goals this season is tied fourth most in MLS. (lol what?)
FC Dallas has yet to concede a goal from outside the penalty area, a corner kick, or a free kick.
The leading goal scorer in MLS season action versus Seattle for FC Dallas is (current assistant coach) Michel with 4 goals scored.
Jackson Ragen has 454 completed passes this season, 4th in MLS. The ball goes through him.
Since 2014, FC Dallas has only been defeated by Seattle once at home (August 19, 2021).
Shaq Moore ranks No. 43 across MLS in total distance covered with 74.09 km (46.04 miles) and is tied for fifth in MLS for successful crosses from open play with five.
In 2025, FC Dallas used 6 different lineups in 7 games.
FC Dallas has 6 different goal scorers in 2025: Luciano Acosta (3), Petar Musa (3), Logan Farrington (1), Anderson Julio (1), Pedrinho (1), and Léo Chú (1).
