Dallas are rolling into your away day
FC Dallas beat Portland Timbers 2–1 for their third straight win (2). Logan Farrington, Joaquin Valiente and Ariel Lassiter were the names on the night. Dallas' next opponents are your team.
That is the setup for Austin's trip to Dallas on Sunday, September 27 as part of a week that also brings San Diego FC to Q2 Stadium at 02:30 CEST on Sunday, September 27. Eric Quill is not hiding what Dallas want.
"We want home-field advantage in the playoffs because that gives you a statistical advantage to move on," Quill said (2).
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He also credited the squad rather than any one player: "Everybody's contribution has mattered to the results" (2).
Ramirez put two past the West leaders
Austin beat Western Conference leaders Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 at BC Place on Monday, September 14 (2). Christian Ramirez scored both. Brian White got Vancouver's goal.
That is two away wins in your last five, plus three draws. Austin sit 11th in the Western Conference on 30 points from 26 games, with a goal difference of -12 (2). Form reads D W D D W.
The win in Vancouver is the one that kept the playoff push breathing. Your team went on the road to the best team in the West and took all three points.
Arnaud: Dallas week hits different
Interim boss Davy Arnaud knows what this stretch means in Austin.
"There is always a little extra in these weeks, especially when you are going to play Dallas," Arnaud said (2).
Fan reactions
The sub is still laughing about the rabbit that wandered onto the pitch during the Dallas game, and a few of you are wondering whether the "Go Home Austin FC" app has had one too many. Others are planning ahead: prematch listening from Emergency Podcast episode 123, and one thread hunting down cheap merch for friends making their first trip to Q2. Jackrabbit on the pitch
