Major League Soccer: Dallas receive Vancouver Whitecaps in what should be an engrossing football game. Here's a full preview!
- Dallas have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have yet to win a game away.
3-10-14 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Vancouver Whitecaps when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 27 matches are 28-49 (scored/conceded).
Vancouver Whitecaps have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Dallas nor Vancouver Whitecaps as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dallas form and stats
Dallas have played 5 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 305 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.
A good away victory last time out for Dallas, who won 1-0 against Austin (placed 12th). Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without one. Ferreira, who usually features in attack, was the best player for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Ferreira scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Nashville SC in the US Open Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dallas have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 27 games) they have won 12 times, drawn 10 and lost 5.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Houston Dynamo are coming to town in three days.
Dallas have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Toyota Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vancouver Whitecaps in their Major League Soccer matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Vancouver, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Portland Timbers (placed 6th). Until that loss this team had gained at least a draw from eight league games in a row. Defender Martins was the best team player with a rating of 7.14. Martins hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.
Previously, the Championship win away at York9. Vancouver Whitecaps are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Seattle Sounders in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Vancouver Whitecaps in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vancouver Whitecaps have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (4-3-0) when facing Dallas.The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Vancouver Whitecaps - Dallas 1-1 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira 6 goals |   B. White 4 goals |  S. Becher 4 goals |
Dallas missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| Dallas | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 73% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 64% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 7.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 10 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.6 | 15.5 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| 30% | 44% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 12.7 | 10.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.8 | 11.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.6 | 4 |
- Dallas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dallas have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint Louis City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Dallas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Austin | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
