Season Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Goals scored 1.8 – 1.96
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.49
Shots 11.2 – 11.9
Possession 45.6% – 41.8% Story Comparison Evidence More football 30-second read
What the record shows The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Charlotte FC favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 4 · 5 too close
▲ recorded edge● higher value (descriptive) too close
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Charlotte FC 25 matches FC Dallas 25 matches
1.8 goals/match Goals scored25/25 ▲ 1.96 goals/match
1.44 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed25/25 1.68 goals/match
1.49 xG/match Expected goals22/22 1.49 xG/match
11.2 shots/match Shots25/25 ▲ 11.9 shots/match
4.8 shots/match Shots on target25/25 4.76 shots/match
45.6% ● Possession25/25 41.8%
4.56 corners/match ● Corners25/25 4.36 corners/match
2.22 cards/match Cards9/6 2.17 cards/match
9.56 fouls/match Fouls25/25 13.5 fouls/match
Charlotte FC 10 matches FC Dallas 10 matches
2.1 goals/match ▲ Goals scored10/10 1.9 goals/match
1.3 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed10/10 2 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲ Expected goals10/10 1.32 xG/match
12.1 shots/match Shots10/10 11.7 shots/match
5.1 shots/match ▲ Shots on target10/10 4.8 shots/match
43.4% ● Possession10/10 39.9%
4.4 corners/match ● Corners10/10 4.3 corners/match
8.8 fouls/match Fouls10/10 13.2 fouls/match
Charlotte FC 5 matches FC Dallas 5 matches
2 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 2.2 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲ Goals allowed5/5 2.6 goals/match
1.42 xG/match Expected goals5/5 1.48 xG/match
10.8 shots/match Shots5/5 10.8 shots/match
4.2 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 5.8 shots/match
5 corners/match ● Corners5/5 4.6 corners/match
10.8 fouls/match Fouls5/5 13.2 fouls/match
Charlotte FC 13 matches FC Dallas 14 matches
2 goals/match ▲ Goals scored13/14 1.79 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲ Goals allowed13/14 1.57 goals/match
1.74 xG/match ▲ Expected goals12/13 1.36 xG/match
12.8 shots/match ▲ Shots13/14 11.7 shots/match
5.77 shots/match ▲ Shots on target13/14 4.86 shots/match
47.8% ● Possession13/14 40.6%
5.46 corners/match ● Corners13/14 4.29 corners/match
2.6 cards/match Cards5/3 2.33 cards/match
9.69 fouls/match Fouls13/14 13.2 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 62% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches 28 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 28 days
Charlotte FC / FC Dallas
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade B · Useful evidence Useful evidence — limited
Season samples 25 / 25 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness 28 days stale 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: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Major League Soccer