FC Dallas wraps up a three-game in seven-day set on Saturday night when they head to Canada to battle the Vancouver Whitecaps.
This is the eighth of nine games in a row away from home in league play for FC Dallas.
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 1 - 2 Vancouver
- Key player to watch: Osaze Urhoghide - The Dallas defense needs to stay compact and discipline. Urhoghide needs to lead the charge.
- Why this game matters: After two straight wins this week, if Dallas can come out on top in this one, it will make a massive statement to the league.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs Vancouver: The all-time regular season series is nearly split between these two squads. Dallas has a 12-12-9 record in all-time regular season meetings.
Road record at Vancouver: Dallas is 4-7-6 in regular season matches in Vancouver, with their last win coming in 2025.
Homegrown clock: Both Michael Collodi and Nolan Norris have gobbled up a good amount of minutes in 2026. Norris also has one goal on the season. Caleb Swann also made his debut off the bench in New York. Together, they have played 2436 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1775 minutes in 2025.
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Notable season stats:
- FCD is 21st in crosses in MLS with 201.
- The Burn are 13th in total distance covered in MLS with 307 km (1433 miles).
- FCD is 3rd in MLS in aerial challenges won with 281.
- FC Dallas is 12th in MLS in xG with 33.54.
- FCD is 4th in MLS in shot efficiency with 4.46.
- Musa leads MLS in xG with 12.66. He also ranks 4th in MLS in shots with 67.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
Third game in seven days. Will Quill continue to rotate or go with what has worked well in the last two games?
We have partnered up with StartingXI.com to give you a chance to pick your desired FC Dallas lineup for upcoming games. Coming soon, there will be a chance to predict the lineup here on Big D Soccer. For now, you can click the box above (in a web browser) and get started.
Availability & Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: Sam Sarver, Daniel, Osaze Urhoghide
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Christian Cappis, Patrickson Delgado, Nolan Norris
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Daniel (lower body), Anderson Julio (lower body),
Questionable: none
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International duty: none
Vancouver Notes:
Key player for Vancouver: Thomas Muller
Drew Epperley
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Jeevan Badwal (concussion protocol), Kenji Cabrera (foot), Aleksa Cvetković (not due to injury), Belal Halbouni (knee), Kwasi Poku (hamstring), Ranko Veselinović (knee), Brian White (hamstring)
Questionable: none
International duty: none
How to watch
Big game this week for FC Dallas. Before we get into it, members have the full scouting report, projected lineups, and injury report. If you want to go into Matchday actually knowing what to watch for, now's the time.
