DALvSEA Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders visit FC Dallas on Wednesday, pres. by Ticketmaster

The Seattle Sounders are visiting FC Dallas on Wednesday in their second and final meeting in the regular season. Here is everything you need to know:

WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. local time) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be available to watch on Apple TV.

WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on 950 KJR AM and in Spanish on El Rey 1360AM.

2026 MLS STANDINGS: Sounders: 11-9-8 (41 points, 7^th West), Dallas: 13-7-8 (47 points, 3^rd West)

FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most recent first): Seattle: WWWWD, Dallas: LWDWW

PREVIOUS MEETING: The Sounders defeated FC Dallas 2-1 at Lumen Field on April 25. Jesús Ferreira and Jordan Morris scored for Seattle while Nolan Norris tallied for the visitors.

HITTING THEIR PEAK: The Sounders are riding a nine-match unbeaten streak, including four straight wins, as the MLS Cup Playoffs approach. Seattle has climbed all the way from 14^th in the Western Conference table to seventh and is four points clear of the Wild Card round.

100 AWAY WINS: The Sounders racked up their 100^th road victory with a convincing 3-0 result at the New England Revolution over the weekend. No club has more wins away from home since Seattle entered MLS in 2009.

ARRIOLA IMPACT: After battling multiple injuries over his first two seasons with the Sounders, winger Paul Arriola has come into form of late, tallying three goals in his last six appearances. He’ll get a chance to add to that total on Wednesday against his former club, where he spent his previous three seasons prior to joining Seattle.

RUSNÁK DEALING: Sounders playmaker Albert Rusnák picked up his 13^th and 14^th assists in Saturdays win over the Revs. The Slovakian now leads the league in assists this year and passed club legend Fredy Montero for third on the Sounders’ all-time assist leaderboard with 52.

TWO-HEADED MONSTER: Dallas’ attacking duo of Petar Musa (19) and Logan Farrington (10) have combined for 29 of Dallas’ 52 goals scored this season. No other Dallas player has scored more than three times.

UPGRADE IN GOAL: Dallas spent up to $1M in General Allocation Money this summer to acquire goalkeeper Daniel from the San Jose Earthquakes. The 32-year-old Brazilian boasts the sixth-best Goals-Expected Goals mark in MLS this season (-4.81), according to American Soccer Analysis.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Petar Musa, F

Musa has been one of the most productive Designated Player signings in recent MLS history since Dallas spent a club-record fee of up to $13M to acquire him from Portuguese giants Benfica in 2024. Musa has a whopping 53 goals in 84 matches, including 19 this season, which trails only Lionel Messi in the MLS Golden Boot race. The 28-year-old was a part of Croatia’s FIFA World Cup squad this summer and scored his second career international goal in a group stage match against England.