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FRISCO, TEXAS – This season’s Copa Tejas is on the line between FC Dallas and Austin FC in a midweek rivalry game.
The fan-driven competition between three Texas-based Major League Soccer teams in Houston Dynamo FC, Austin and Dallas is decided based on points per game (PPG). Austin currently leads the rankings, with Dallas in second place and Houston completely out of the running.
Dallas can bring home the title with just three points in its favor. It would be the first time FCD has won it since 2021. But Austin FC has a chance to win the Copa Tejas for the third year in a row with either a win or a draw in Frisco: a place they haven’t won never before. Dallas has been stronger at home than on the road this season, with 23 of their 26 points coming at Toyota Stadium, which could cause problems for the Verde & Black.
Austin has another game with Houston on the schedule, but that game will have no effect.
But there’s more on the line than just Copa Tejas bragging rights—FCD is currently 11th in the Western Conference, while AFC is 10th, separated by just four points. A win for FCD closes that gap to one, while a loss would separate them to seven, and with both teams currently below the play-off line, that will be all the more important.
These two teams have met twice so far this season: a 2-1 win for Austin in late March and a 2-1 win for Dallas in May.
The start is at 19:30
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