Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 01:30 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis

Vancouver Whitecaps

DWLWL

vsPre-match analysis

FC Dallas

WLWWD

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: FC Dallas's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: FC Dallas's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

FC Dallas's recent record differs from the season

weak

FC Dallas's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/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
Goals for	2.4 goals/match	2 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

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

FC Dallas show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

17.5 shots/match▲ShotsVancouver Whitecaps · FC Dallas11.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	FC Dallas	Baseline
Shots	17.5 shots/match	11.9 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	8.33 shots/match	10.5 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

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

15.4 fouls/match▲FoulsVancouver Whitecaps · FC Dallas13.7 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	FC Dallas	Baseline
Fouls	15.4 fouls/match	13.7 fouls/match	12.1 fouls/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

1Vancouver Whitecaps

0Draws

0FC Dallas

14 May 2026FC Dallas — Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer2–3

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Vancouver Whitecaps favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 1 · 2 too close

2.47 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 15/162 goals/match

1.07 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 15/161.5 goals/match

2.4 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 12/131.58 xG/match

0.97 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 12/131.3 xG/match

17.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 15/1611.9 shots/match

8.33 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 15/1610.5 shots/match

6.8 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 15/164.63 shots/match

3 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 15/164.13 shots/match

54.9%Possessionseason · 15/1642.8%

5.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 15/164.31 corners/match

3.27 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 15/165.69 corners/match

2.8 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/5▲2.2 cards/match

15.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 15/1613.7 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—

33%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 15/1619%

87%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 15/1681%

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps81.7

FC Dallas5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Vancouver Whitecaps95

FC Dallas55.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Vancouver Whitecaps96.1

FC Dallas74.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Vancouver Whitecaps95

FC Dallas65

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps81.7

FC Dallas58.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 66%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps70

FC Dallas16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Vancouver Whitecaps90.4

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

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.8 goals/match

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

16.2 shots/match▲Shots5/510.2 shots/match

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

55.6%Possession5/538.8%

4 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls5/515 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

2.3 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.8 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.5 goals/match

2.38 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.47 xG/match

19.2 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.1 shots/match

7.1 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.2 shots/match

53.8%Possession10/1041.4%

5.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

15.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

15 / 16 matches

2.47 goals/match▲Goals scored15/162 goals/match

1.07 goals/match▲Goals allowed15/161.5 goals/match

2.4 xG/match▲Expected goals12/131.58 xG/match

17.5 shots/match▲Shots15/1611.9 shots/match

6.8 shots/match▲Shots on target15/164.63 shots/match

54.9%Possession15/1642.8%

5.33 corners/matchCorners15/164.31 corners/match

2.8 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match

15.4 fouls/matchFouls15/1613.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 7 matches

2.63 goals/match▲Goals scored8/72 goals/match

0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/71.14 goals/match

3.02 xG/match▲Expected goals6/61.53 xG/match

18.4 shots/match▲Shots8/711.7 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target8/75.43 shots/match

53.5%Possession8/741.3%

6.38 corners/matchCorners8/74.43 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

16.6 fouls/matchFouls8/712.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

31.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/131 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples15 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness31 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4