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

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 21 match between Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Vancouver Whitecaps, who hope to turn things around against FC Dallas this coming Sunday. This is a round 21 match in the current Major League Soccer campaign, and they face each other at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps approach round 21 as number 2 in the Major League Soccer table with 37 points on their account so far. With 19 rounds behind them, FC Dallas have amassed 33 points, placing them as number 5 in the standings.

Team form: Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas

Vancouver Whitecaps Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Vancouver Whitecaps recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Tigres. This was followed by a 0-2 win against Seattle Sounders FC, before they lost 0-1 against Houston Dynamo FC. Vancouver Whitecaps won four of their previous six Major League Soccer games at the BC Place. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 12 goals.

FC Dallas Form

FC Dallas are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Queretaro FC got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Austin FC got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Real Salt Lake was the most recent victim in a 3-4 win for FC Dallas. FC Dallas won three of a possible six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats for Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas

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

Players on top: Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas

It has been an excellent season for Petar Musa who managed to score an impressive 16 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. FC Dallas are looking to him against Vancouver Whitecaps, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas

Full-time result

Vancouver Whitecaps claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Dallas won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away. Vancouver Whitecaps have beaten FC Dallas in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Vancouver Whitecaps scored first in six of their last ten home games. FC Dallas scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Vancouver Whitecaps managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, FC Dallas were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Vancouver Whitecaps have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with FC Dallas.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Vancouver Whitecaps’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for FC Dallas, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.