SMU Set To Take On No. 1 Stanford | Sunday 8pm CT

PALO ALTO, Calif. (SMU) – SMU Men’s Soccer is ready to tackle No. 1 Stanford for its remaining regular-season highway match of the season on Sunday.

The match will kick off at 8 p.m. CT at Cagan Stadium and will likely be broadcast on ACCNX.

Mustangs vs. Cardinal History

• This would be the twelfth assembly between SMU and Stanford. Fifth assembly in Palo Alto, California.
• The two groups had been locked in a 2-2 draw the final time they performed towards one another. It was their first-ever attract Dallas.
• The final time SMU gained at Palo Alto was in 1998 when the Mustangs gained 2-0 towards No. 6 Stanford.

Talking Stats

• Stephan Soghomonian is SMU’s main objective scorer with 9 objectives.
• Villads Landsperg has performed essentially the most minutes for SMU this season, with 1165 minutes in 13 matches. He’s solely missed 5 sport minutes all season and performed full 90 minutes in 12 matches.

Matchup Facts

• The final time SMU gained towards a top-ranked crew was in 1998 towards No. 1 Indiana. The Mustangs gained 2-0 at dwelling.
• The final time SMU gained on the highway towards a top-ranked aspect was in 1979 at No. 1 Indiana (1-0).
• The final time SMU performed a No. 1 crew was within the quarterfinal spherical of the 2019 NCAA Championship towards No. 1 Virginia. SMU misplaced 3-2 in time beyond regulation.
• By dealing with No. 1 Stanford and No. 2 Clemson, this grew to become the primary time SMU performed the second and top-ranked crew in a single season since 2005.

Stepped Up

• Stephan Soghomonian was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7 and Oct. 21.
• He is the ACC’s prime scorer in convention play with six objectives towards ACC groups.
• He is considered one of solely 4 gamers to attain a number of hat methods this season.
• Soghomonian has scored eight objectives in 4 matches. Score a hat trick towards Boston College on Oct. 18.
• He grew to become the primary Mustang to attain a hat trick after nearly two years within the Mustangs’ 4-0 win towards Cal on Oct. 3.
• The earlier Mustang to attain a hat trick was Jelldrik Dallmann towards Temple on Nov. 9, 2023.
• He scored his hat trick towards Cal from the bench with solely 44 minutes of play time.

Slade Bosses The Backline

• Slade Starnes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sep. 30.
• He captained the Mustangs’ line of defense to their second clear sheet win of the season at No. 21 Notre Dame.
• He and the Mustangs’ backline have contained opponents to a median of solely 7.5 shot makes an attempt per sport. Limiting 4 groups (Boston College, Cal, LMU, and Oral Roberts) to 5 shot makes an attempt or fewer.

Villads Engine

• Villads Landsperg has solely missed 5 minutes of pitch time for the Mustangs this season.
• Played 1165 minutes in 13 matches.
• He and the Mustangs’ backline have contained opponents to a median of solely 7.5 shot makes an attempt per sport. Limiting 4 groups (Boston College, Cal, LMU and Oral Roberts) to 5 shot makes an attempt or fewer.

SMU vs Top 25 Opponents

• SMU is 1-0-2 towards Top-25 groups this season.
• SMU defeated No. 21 Notre Dame for its first ranked win of the season (Sep. 27).
• The Mustangs drew 1-1 towards No. 2 Clemson they usually additionally drew No. 18 Kansas City 2-2 to kick off the season.
• SMU was 4-3-3 towards prime 25 opponents final season.

Scouting Stanford

• Stanford is coming off a midweek non-conference 1-0 win towards San Francisco.
• The Cardinal is 12-1-1 by way of the season and is 5-1 in convention play.
• They are good with a 9-0-0 file at dwelling.
• Trevor Islam leads the Cardinal with six objectives.

SMU vs Boston College Notes

• SMU improved its file towards Boston College to 2-2-1.
• Stephan Soghomonian grew to become the primary Mustang to attain a number of hat methods in a single season since Jelldrik Dallmann in 2023.
• Soghomonian is considered one of solely two gamers to attain a number of hat methods this season; NC State’s Donovan Phillip is the opposite participant.
• Soghomonian has scored eight objectives within the final 4 video games. Scored a number of objectives within the final three dwelling matches.
• This is the twelfth time SMU has outshot an opponent this season.
• Villads Landsperg performed his twelfth 90-minute match of the season. Clocking 1165 minutes on the sector in 13 matches.
• Daniel Escorcia and Ryan Clanton-Pimentel every made an help. Escorcia leads the crew with six assists this season.
• This is the fourth time SMU’s line of defense has held an opponent to 5 pictures or fewer this season.
• The Mustangs have scored three or extra objectives in three matches this season.

FIFA World Cup At Washburne Stadium

• Washburne Stadium will likely be an official coaching floor for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.