PREVIEW: Peter Luccin making FC Dallas coaching debut vs. St. Louis CITY SC

 

FC Dallas enters its first match with Peter Luccin as interim head coach. The club parted ways with Nico Estevez after the 1-1 draw against Minnesota United FC.

FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas returns home for the first time in four matches after spending the latter part of May on the road. 

Saturday’s match against St. Louis CITY SC will be the head coaching debut of Peter Luccin after the club parted ways with Nico Estevez. Estevez leaves the club with a 28-27-29 MLS regular season record as head coach, including a 3-8-5 record in 2024.

Luccin originally joined FC Dallas in 2013 towards the end of his playing career (which included previous stops at Marseille, PSG and Atlético Madrid). He has been with the club for a total of 11 years.

The coaching change happened after FC Dallas tied 1-1 on the road against Minnesota United FC. 

Luccin was introduced as the interim head coach days later and spoke about Saturday’s match with the media on Thursday.

FC Dallas vs. St. Louis CITY SC: Pregame

Tale of the tape

  • FC Dallas’ record all-time against St. Louis CITY SC is 1-1-1 (3 goals scored, 2 goals conceded)
  • FC Dallas’s record against St. Louis CITY SC at home is 1-0-0 (2 goal scored, 0 goals conceded)
  • FC Dallas injury report: 
    • Out: Geovane Jesus (right knee), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Alan Velasco (knee)
  • St. Louis CITY SC injury report: 
    • Out: Rasmus Alm (knee), Tomáš Ostrák (ankle)

FC Dallas kit bracket: Which one is your favorite?

Throughout the 2024 season, on FC Dallas match days, I will post a poll on WFAA’s YouTube community page, asking which kit you think is better. The winner of the FC Dallas kit bracket will be chosen on Decision Day, Oct. 19. 

All of the polls will be listed in this story.

2022 home vs 2024 home

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Vote here!

This poll will be open until Saturday, June 22.

New season, new food

FC Dallas unveiled its new concession items earlier this month for the 2024 season, which of course includes monstrous items for all the foodies out there! You can check out what’s new on the menu here.

Learn the FC Dallas chants!

At the FC Dallas matches, you’ll hear some songs chanted throughout the game. If you want to learn them and grow your #DTID (Dallas ‘Til I Die) fandom, click here for a breakdown of each song and the corresponding lyrics.

FC Dallas vs. St. Louis CITY SC: How to watch, listen on radio

Radio:

  • English: All FC Dallas matches will air in English on the official FC Dallas app. FC Dallas broadcasts also return to Talk Radio 1190 and the iHeartRadio app in 2024. 
    • Play-by-play: Owen Newkirk, Analyst: Steve Davis, Sideline: Garrett Melcer
  • Spanish: All FC Dallas matches will be available in Spanish on the official FC Dallas app.
    • Play-by-play: Carlos Alvarado, Analyst: Raffa Calderon

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