Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 23:30 UTCFull timeAudi FieldFull-time recap

DC United

WLLWD

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FC Dallas

WDLDW

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	DC United	FC Dallas
Shots	12 shots/match	15 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	8 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.87 xG/match	1.8 xG/match▲
Possession	51%	49%
Corners	6 corners/match	3 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	11 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match	1 cards/match▲

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: DC United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: DC United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

DC United show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

9.67 shots/match▲ShotsDC United · FC Dallas13.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	DC United	FC Dallas	Baseline
Shots	9.67 shots/match	13.3 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	9 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

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

DC United have a visible home split

weak

DC United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.3 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season9.67 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.3 shots/match	9.67 shots/match	12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

14.7 fouls/match▲FoulsDC United · FC Dallas14.2 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	DC United	FC Dallas	Baseline
Fouls	14.7 fouls/match	14.2 fouls/match	12.2 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

DC United favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 6 · 7 too close

0.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 6/6▲2.33 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 6/61.5 goals/match

0.87 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.97 xG/match

1.32 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.53 xG/match

9.67 shots/matchShotsseason · 6/6▲13.3 shots/match

12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 6/6▲9 shots/match

2.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 6/6▲5.33 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 6/6▲3.83 shots/match

40.7%Possessionseason · 6/645%

4.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 6/64.33 corners/match

4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 6/64.67 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/42 cards/match

14.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 6/614.2 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—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 6/633%

50%Scoring frequencyseason · 6/6▲67%

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.

DC United1.7

FC Dallas28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

DC United6.7

FC Dallas74.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

DC United53.3

FC Dallas72.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

DC United45

FC Dallas88.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

DC United65

FC Dallas60.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 75%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

DC United38.3

FC Dallas31.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

DC United35.4

FC Dallas60.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2.2 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.4 goals/match

0.87 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.97 xG/match

10.2 shots/matchShots5/5▲13.4 shots/match

2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.8 shots/match

39%Possession5/545%

5.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match

—Cards2/32.33 cards/match

13.8 fouls/matchFouls5/513.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

6 / 6 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲2.33 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/61.5 goals/match

0.87 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.97 xG/match

9.67 shots/matchShots6/6▲13.3 shots/match

2.5 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲5.33 shots/match

40.7%Possession6/645%

4.67 corners/matchCorners6/64.33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/42 cards/match

14.7 fouls/matchFouls6/614.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

6 / 6 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲2.33 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/61.5 goals/match

0.87 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.97 xG/match

9.67 shots/matchShots6/6▲13.3 shots/match

2.5 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲5.33 shots/match

40.7%Possession6/645%

4.67 corners/matchCorners6/64.33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/42 cards/match

14.7 fouls/matchFouls6/614.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 2 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/2—

2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/2—

—Expected goals1/1—

11.3 shots/matchShots3/2—

2.67 shots/matchShots on target3/2—

45.3%Possession3/2—

5 corners/matchCorners3/2—

—Cards2/1—

16.7 fouls/matchFouls3/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples6 / 6home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

DC United show a distinct attacking-volume record

DC United have a visible home split

Both teams have elevated fouls records

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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