Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 01:30 UTCScheduledSnapdragon StadiumPre-match analysis

San Diego

DWDLL

vsPre-match analysis

FC Dallas

WLWWD

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego, FC Dallas. A second useful context is: San Diego's last-five shots average is above their season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego, FC Dallas.

3 days▲Rest daysSan Diego · FC Dallas2.96 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	San Diego	FC Dallas	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	2.96 days	—
Matches last 14 days	1 matches	1 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

San Diego's recent record differs from the season

weak

San Diego's last-five shots average is above their season average.

13.8 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	13.8 shots/match	11.2 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

San Diego have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.8%▲PossessionSan Diego · FC Dallas42.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	San Diego	FC Dallas	Baseline
Possession	60.8%	42.8%	50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0San Diego

1Draws

0FC Dallas

15 Mar 2026FC Dallas — San Diego · Major League Soccer3–3

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

San Diego favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 8 · 4 too close

1.88 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/16▲2 goals/match

1.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/16▲1.5 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/13▲1.58 xG/match

1.9 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/13▲1.3 xG/match

11.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/16▲11.9 shots/match

13.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/16▲10.5 shots/match

4.44 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/164.63 shots/match

5.44 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/16▲4.13 shots/match

60.8%Possessionseason · 16/1642.8%

4.56 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/164.31 corners/match

3.94 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 16/165.69 corners/match

2.88 cards/matchCardsseason · 8/5▲2.2 cards/match

11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1613.7 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—

25%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/1619%

81%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/1681%

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.

San Diego98.3

FC Dallas5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

San Diego41.7

FC Dallas55.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

San Diego28.3

FC Dallas75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

San Diego1.7

FC Dallas65

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

San Diego50

FC Dallas58.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 66%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

San Diego40

FC Dallas16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

San Diego29.6

FC Dallas45.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2.4 goals/match

1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match

1.61 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.71 xG/match

13.8 shots/match▲Shots5/510.2 shots/match

5 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.2 shots/match

55.4%Possession5/538.8%

4 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/515 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.8 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.5 goals/match

1.48 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.47 xG/match

12.2 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.1 shots/match

4.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.2 shots/match

58.8%Possession10/1041.4%

4.3 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match

3.67 cards/matchCards3/1—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 16 matches

1.88 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲2 goals/match

1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲1.5 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲1.58 xG/match

11.2 shots/matchShots16/16▲11.9 shots/match

4.44 shots/matchShots on target16/164.63 shots/match

60.8%Possession16/1642.8%

4.56 corners/matchCorners16/164.31 corners/match

2.88 cards/matchCards8/52.2 cards/match

11.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1613.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 7 matches

2.56 goals/match▲Goals scored9/72 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed9/7▲1.14 goals/match

1.55 xG/matchExpected goals7/61.53 xG/match

12.9 shots/match▲Shots9/711.7 shots/match

5.33 shots/matchShots on target9/75.43 shots/match

61.8%Possession9/741.3%

5.11 corners/matchCorners9/74.43 corners/match

2.6 cards/matchCards5/2—

11.2 fouls/matchFouls9/712.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.96 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples16 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness3 daysfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

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

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

Recent scheduling adds useful context

San Diego's recent record differs from the season

The teams have contrasting possession records

Head-to-head

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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