Playoff-bound FC Dallas hosts playoff-hopeful Columbus at Toyota Stadium

FC Dallas (15-9-7) hosts Columbus Crew (11-5-15) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. This is their first matchup of the season.

Dallas is unbeaten in its past three matches, last losing 3-2 on the road to Charlotte.

Dallas clinched a playoff spot earlier this month with a win over Seattle. Dallas is still fighting for the No. 1 seed as the MLS season hits the home stretch.

Dallas wraps up the season with the worst team in the Western Conference, Sporting KC, and then Colorado.

Dallas have made the playoffs in back-to-back years under head coach Eric Quill. They’ve reached MLS Cup once, falling to the Colorado Rapids in 2010.

Dallas’ striker, Croatian Petar Musa, is second in the MLS Golden Boot race with 22 goals, trailing Lionel Messi’s 25.

The MLS Cup is Dec. 18. The playoffs start Nov. 18.

Seeds 1-7 in each conference qualify for the Round One Best-of-3 Series. Dallas is currently a top-4 seed, meaning they would have home-field advantage.

Seeds 8-9 in each conference qualify for the Wild Card matches.

Seeds 10-15 in each conference do not qualify for the postseason.

You can watch all games on Apple TV.