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FC Dallas

WDLD

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Houston Dynamo

WLW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	FC Dallas	Houston Dynamo
Shots	16 shots/match▲	10 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.36 xG/match	1.74 xG/match▲
Possession	55%	45%
Corners	6 corners/match	8 corners/match
Fouls	16 fouls/match	14 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match▲	4 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Houston Dynamo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Houston Dynamo show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Houston Dynamo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13 shots/match▲ShotsFC Dallas · Houston Dynamo12.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	FC Dallas	Houston Dynamo	Baseline
Shots	13 shots/match	12.8 shots/match	12.3 shots/match
Shots against	8.4 shots/match	14.3 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

FC Dallas favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Houston Dynamo in 0 · 14 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 5/42 goals/match

1.8 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 5/42.25 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 2/2—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 2/2—

13 shots/matchShotsseason · 5/412.8 shots/match

8.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 5/414.3 shots/match

4.8 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 5/44.25 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 5/46 shots/match

44.2%Possessionseason · 5/441.5%

4.6 corners/matchCornersseason · 5/46.25 corners/match

4.4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 5/46.25 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/43.5 cards/match

14.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 5/410.8 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

20%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 5/40%

60%Scoring frequencyseason · 5/475%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

FC Dallas18.3

Houston Dynamo8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

FC Dallas67.2

Houston Dynamo57.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

FC Dallas63.3

Houston Dynamo20.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

FC Dallas91.7

Houston Dynamo95

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

FC Dallas70

Houston Dynamo58.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 90%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

FC Dallas33.3

Houston Dynamo81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

FC Dallas61.6

Houston Dynamo49.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 4 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/42 goals/match

1.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/42.25 goals/match

—Expected goals2/2—

13 shots/matchShots5/412.8 shots/match

4.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/44.25 shots/match

44.2%Possession5/441.5%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/46.25 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards4/43.5 cards/match

14.8 fouls/matchFouls5/410.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

5 / 4 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/42 goals/match

1.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/42.25 goals/match

—Expected goals2/2—

13 shots/matchShots5/412.8 shots/match

4.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/44.25 shots/match

44.2%Possession5/441.5%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/46.25 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards4/43.5 cards/match

14.8 fouls/matchFouls5/410.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

5 / 4 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/42 goals/match

1.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/42.25 goals/match

—Expected goals2/2—

13 shots/matchShots5/412.8 shots/match

4.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/44.25 shots/match

44.2%Possession5/441.5%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/46.25 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards4/43.5 cards/match

14.8 fouls/matchFouls5/410.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 1 matches

2.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/1—

2 goals/matchGoals allowed4/1—

—Expected goals2/1—

12.8 shots/matchShots4/1—

4.75 shots/matchShots on target4/1—

45.5%Possession4/1—

4 corners/matchCorners4/1—

2 cards/matchCards3/1—

15 fouls/matchFouls4/1—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples5 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4