August 14th features a match where FC Dallas will host San Jose Earthquakes in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, FC Dallas recorded a 1-1 draw against Portland Timbers. Loria struck first for Portland Timbers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Chara Zamora tied it up for FC Dallas on an own goal in the 10th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for FC Dallas. FC Dallas is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed San Jose Earthquakes, recorded a 3-3 draw against Austin. Julio Cascante scored the first goal for Austin in the 6th minute, but B. Kikanovic got the equalizer for San Jose Earthquakes in the 8th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season San Jose Earthquakes won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For San Jose Earthquakes, their top scorers are Jeremy Ebobisse and B. Kikanovic, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. FC Dallas is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira each only have 1 goal in their last 5.