Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Dallas

Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Bruno Gaspar 52' Y

Lucas Cavallini 58' Y

Y 71' Matt Hedges

Y 83' Ema Twumasi

Y 90' Bryan Acosta

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Dallas — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
FC Dallas 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Dallas

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-06-27 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-05-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 FC Dallas 2018-09-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 FC Dallas

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
04 Sep	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	W
22 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
19 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–3	L
14 Sep	New York City FC	A	3–3	D
12 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–3	L
30 Aug	Austin FC	A	5–3	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		FC Dallas
#16	Position	#19
32	Points	25
14	Played	15
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 4 / 4
34	Scored	30
12	Conceded	22
+22	GD	+8
2.29	PPG	1.67
71%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Dallas

0-15

4/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vancouver Whitecaps FC host FC Dallas — let the battle begin!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justin Che made 281 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Dallas backline.
20' Brian White puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bruno Gaspar on 52.
57' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Jose Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Lucas Cavallini will be fuming at that decision.
61' The whistle greets Justin Che as he departs to be replaced by Jose Martinez.
62' The crowd applauds Bruno Gaspar as he leaves the pitch. Javain Brown steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
67' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
71' FC Dallas player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Cristian Dajome departs to be replaced by Patrick Metcalfe.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
83' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Brian White trudges off to be replaced by Tosaint Ricketts on 83 minutes.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ema Twumasi.
84' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Leonard Owusu departs to be replaced by Janio Bikel.
85' The crowd applauds Ema Twumasi as he leaves the pitch. Franco Daniel Jara steps in for FC Dallas.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Bryan Acosta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and FC Dallas share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Bruno Gaspar ↓ Javain Brown 62'
24
Brian White ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 83'
15
Andy Rose
31
Russell Teibert
25
Ryan Gauld
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Janio Bikel 84'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Patrick Metcalfe 76'
9
Lucas Cavallini ↓ Deiber Caicedo 62'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
28
Jakob Nerwinski

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jesus Ferreira	3
Lucas Cavallini	3
Brian White	3
Kei Kamara	2
Venuto	2
Kei Kamara	2
Ricardo Pepi	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

FC Dallas Form

2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas L 2021-09-14 New York City FC 3–3 FC Dallas D 2021-09-12 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas L 2021-08-30 Austin FC 3–5 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 FC Dallas xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC58% Draw22% FC Dallas20%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or FC Dallas

42%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or FC Dallas

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw40% FC Dallas17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	FC Dallas covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.