Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC

FC Dallas

LDWWL

vsPre-match analysis

Austin FC

LLLWD

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: austin FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: FC Dallas's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Austin FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Austin FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.24 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	0.8 goals/match	1.24 goals/match	1.56 goals/match

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

FC Dallas show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11.8 shots/match ▲ShotsFC Dallas · Austin FC10.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	FC Dallas	Austin FC	Baseline
Shots	11.8 shots/match	10.5 shots/match	12.8 shots/match
Shots against	11.7 shots/match	17 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4FC Dallas

1Draws

0Austin FC

17 Aug 2026Austin FC — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer1–2

14 Sept 2025FC Dallas — Austin FC · Major League Soccer2–0

17 Aug 2025Austin FC — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer1–1

18 Jul 2024FC Dallas — Austin FC · Major League Soccer3–1

12 May 2024FC Dallas — Austin FC · Major League Soccer2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Dallas favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · Austin FC in 2 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Dallas21 matchesAustin FC21 matches

1.81 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.24 goals/match

1.62 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.9 goals/match

1.45 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/180.97 xG/match

11.8 shots/match ▲Shots21/2110.5 shots/match

4.33 shots/matchShots on target21/214.24 shots/match

41.3%Possession21/21● 48.7%

4.24 corners/matchCorners21/21● 4.43 corners/match

2.17 cards/matchCards6/42 cards/match

13.4 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.8 fouls/match

Style profile

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

FC Dallas5.0

Austin FC45.0

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

FC Dallas43.9

Austin FC12.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

FC Dallas55.5

Austin FC9.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

FC Dallas81.7

Austin FC21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

FC Dallas53.4

Austin FC24.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 60%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

FC Dallas15.0

Austin FC23.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

FC Dallas38.8

Austin FC19.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches

28 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/128 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples21 / 21home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness28 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, 20 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4