PALO ALTO, Calif. (SMU) – SMU Men's Soccer is set to take on No. 1 Stanford for its final regular-season road match of the season on Sunday.

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

Mustangs vs. Cardinal History

• This will be the 12th meeting between SMU and Stanford. Fifth meeting in Palo Alto, California.
• The two teams were locked in a 2-2 draw the last time they played against each other. It was their first-ever draw in Dallas.
• The last time SMU won at Palo Alto was in 2000 when the Mustangs won 2-1 against No. 6 Stanford to make the NCAA College Cup.

Talking Stats

• Stephan Soghomonian is SMU's leading goal scorer with nine goals.
• Villads Landsperg has played the most minutes for SMU this season, with 1165 minutes in 13 matches. He's only missed five game minutes all season and played full 90 minutes in 12 matches.

Matchup Facts

• The last time SMU won against a top-ranked team was in 1998 against No. 1 Indiana. The Mustangs won 2-0 at home.
• The last time SMU won on the road against a top-ranked side was in 1979 at No. 1 Indiana (1-0).
• The last time SMU played a No. 1 team was in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 NCAA Championship against No. 1 Virginia. SMU lost 3-2 in overtime.
• By facing No. 1 Stanford and No. 2 Clemson, this became the first time SMU played the second and top-ranked team 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 top scorer in conference play with six goals against ACC teams.
• He is one of only four players to score multiple hat tricks this season.
• Soghomonian has scored eight goals in four matches. Score a hat trick against Boston College on Oct. 18.
• He became the first Mustang to score a hat trick after almost two years in the Mustangs' 4-0 win against Cal on Oct. 3.
• The previous Mustang to score a hat trick was Jelldrik Dallmann against Temple on Nov. 9, 2023.
• He scored his hat trick against Cal from the bench with only 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' defensive line to their second clean sheet win of the season at No. 21 Notre Dame.
• He and the Mustangs' backline have contained opponents to an average of only 7.5 shot attempts per game. Limiting four teams (Boston College, Cal, LMU, and Oral Roberts) to five shot attempts or fewer.

Villads Engine

• Villads Landsperg has only missed five minutes of pitch time for the Mustangs this season.
• Played 1165 minutes in 13 matches.
• He and the Mustangs' backline have contained opponents to an average of only 7.5 shot attempts per game. Limiting four teams (Boston College, Cal, LMU and Oral Roberts) to five shot attempts or fewer.

SMU vs Top 25 Opponents

• SMU is 1-0-2 against Top-25 teams this season.
• SMU defeated No. 21 Notre Dame for its first ranked win of the season (Sep. 27).
• The Mustangs drew 1-1 against No. 2 Clemson and they also drew No. 18 Kansas City 2-2 to kick off the season.
• SMU was 4-3-3 against top 25 opponents last season.

Scouting Stanford

• Stanford is coming off a midweek non-conference 1-0 win against San Francisco.
• The Cardinal is 12-1-1 through the season and is 5-1 in conference play.
• They are perfect with a 9-0-0 record at home.
• Trevor Islam leads the Cardinal with six goals.

SMU vs Boston College Notes

• SMU improved its record against Boston College to 2-2-1.
• Stephan Soghomonian became the first Mustang to score multiple hat tricks in a single season since Jelldrik Dallmann in 2023.
• Soghomonian is one of only two players to score multiple hat tricks this season; NC State's Donovan Phillip is the other player.
• Soghomonian has scored eight goals in the last four games. Scored multiple goals in the last three home matches.
• This is the 12th time SMU has outshot an opponent this season.
• Villads Landsperg played his 12th 90-minute match of the season. Clocking 1165 minutes on the field in 13 matches.
• Daniel Escorcia and Ryan Clanton-Pimentel each made an assist. Escorcia leads the team with six assists this season.
• This is the fourth time SMU's defensive line has held an opponent to five shots or fewer this season.
• The Mustangs have scored three or more goals in three matches this season.

FIFA World Cup At Washburne Stadium

• Washburne Stadium will be an official training ground for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.