Major League Soccer: FC Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round of 16 match between FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

FC Dallas enjoy home advantage, when visitors Vancouver Whitecaps swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: FC Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps

FC Dallas Form

FC Dallas are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against LA Galaxy by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-2 against Vancouver Whitecaps. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps. FC Dallas won four of their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Vancouver Whitecaps Form

Their past three matches saw Vancouver Whitecaps beating Orlando City 1-2, losing 1-2 against FC Dallas, and beating FC Dallas by 3-0. Vancouver Whitecaps won half their previous six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding six.

Betting stats for FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: FC Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Thomas Muller has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Vancouver Whitecaps bank on him to build on these numbers against FC Dallas. The latter relies on Petar Musa, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

FC Dallas claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Vancouver Whitecaps won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. FC Dallas did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

FC Dallas scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Vancouver Whitecaps got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. FC Dallas managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Vancouver Whitecaps were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Vancouver Whitecaps have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with FC Dallas when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Dallas, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Vancouver Whitecaps, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game. FC Dallas conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Vancouver Whitecaps scored at least one goal in their last 17 matches.