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Futmetrix Verdict
52
FT
Sun, Aug 23
Vancouver Whitecaps
5-0
FC Dallas
⚡ Intensity 51
⚖️ Balance 7
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Vancouver dismantles Dallas in emphatic rout

Win Probability

  • Vancouver Whitecaps 64%
  • Draw 20%
  • FC Dallas 16%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Whitecaps Put on a Clinic in Five-Goal Rout

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 52/100. Vancouver flexed their status as league leaders with a merciless attacking display that left Dallas completely dismantled.

The First Blows

The hosts set a blistering tempo right out of the gate, and a sky-high Intensity rating tells the story of this early onslaught. Vancouver Whitecaps dominated possession with 64% of the ball, forcing their opponents into a corner immediately. It took just 11 minutes for E. Sabbi to draw first blood with a decisive opener. Before the visitors could catch their breath, B. White doubled the advantage in the 23rd minute, finishing off a sharp sequence orchestrated by E. Ocampo. The attacking siege was relentless, pinning the away side deep in their own half and establishing a suffocating grip on the match at BC Place.

Absolute Command

Any notion of Balance completely vanished before the halftime whistle. White punished a scrambling defense again in the 37th minute to secure his brace. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Ocampo added his own name to the scoresheet after a brilliant setup from A. Cubas. FC Dallas were rendered mere spectators to the carnage. A staggering 15-3 shot advantage for the home side underscored the sheer gulf in class. The visitors had no answers for the relentless waves of pressure and a barrage of corner kicks that kept their penalty area under constant threat.

Coasting to Victory

With a four-goal cushion, the second half became an extended victory lap. The Stakes for the home side were purely about maintaining their defensive integrity and securing a massive boost to their goal difference at the top of the table. B. Caicedo applied the final touch in the 68th minute, tucking away an assist from T. Muller to make it five. It was a comprehensive demolition job that sends a chilling message to the rest of the league, solidifying Vancouver's place at the summit with a flawless performance.

Key Questions

What caused the 5-goal thriller?

Vancouver overwhelmed their opponents with an early attacking surge, dominating possession and converting their chances with ruthless efficiency to break the game open before halftime.

What does this mean for Vancouver Whitecaps's season?

This emphatic victory cements their position at the top of the standings, drastically boosting their goal difference and sending a stark warning to their title rivals.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
64%
36%
Vancouver Whitecaps 64%
FC Dallas 36%
Shots
17
5
Vancouver Whitecaps 17
FC Dallas 5
Shots on Target
10
1
Vancouver Whitecaps 10
FC Dallas 1
Expected Goals (xG)
1.11
0.62
Vancouver Whitecaps 1.11
FC Dallas 0.62
Passes
665
369
Vancouver Whitecaps 665
FC Dallas 369
Pass Accuracy
86%
76%
Vancouver Whitecaps 86%
FC Dallas 76%
Corners
9
3
Vancouver Whitecaps 9
FC Dallas 3
Fouls
12
9
Vancouver Whitecaps 12
FC Dallas 9
Yellow Cards
1
4
Vancouver Whitecaps 1
FC Dallas 4
Red Cards
0
0
Vancouver Whitecaps 0
FC Dallas 0

Match Events

S. Moore 🟨 7'
11' E. Sabbi
23' B. White (E. Ocampo)
R. Binyamin 🟨 31'
37' B. White
J. Torquato 🟨 42'
45'+6 E. Ocampo (A. Cubas)
HT
46' 🔄 R. Priso M. Laborda
L. Farrington P. Musa 🔄 46'
R. Binyamin S. Moreno 🔄 46'
S. Sarver J. Valiente 🔄 46'
N. Norris B. Kamungo 🔄 46'
L. Abubakar 🟨 59'
62' 🔄 E. Sabbi B. Caicedo
62' 🔄 B. White R. Elloumi
68' B. Caicedo (T. Muller)
72' 🔄 R. Gauld C. Sabaly
Ramiro Kaick 🔄 73'
83' 🔄 T. Johnson S. Adekugbe
90'+3 🟨 M. Laborda
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Vancouver Whitecaps

Goalkeepers
Yohei Takaoka
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Édier Ocampo
TRANSFORMER
TRANSFORMER
1
Goals
1
Goals
6
Aerials Won
2
Tackles
Tristan Blackmon
MAGNET
MAGNET
115
Activity
115
Activity
105
Passes
10
Duels
Ralph Priso
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Tate Johnson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Midfielders
Oliver Larraz
MAGNET
MAGNET
72
Activity
72
Activity
68
Passes
4
Duels
Adrián Cubas
MAGNET
MAGNET
101
Activity
101
Activity
82
Passes
19
Duels
Ryan Gauld
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Thomas Müller
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
1
Assists
60%
Pass Acc
Emmanuel Sabbi
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Forwards
Brian White
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
7.3
Rating
BENCH
Isaac Boehmer
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Mathías Laborda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sam Adekugbe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mihail Gherasimencov
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nikola Djordjevic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jean-Claude Ngando
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
28
Minutes
7.6
Rating
Rayan Elloumi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry

FC Dallas

Goalkeepers
Jonathan Sirois
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Alhassan Abubakar
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
Sebastien Ibeagha
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
86%
Duel Win %
Nolan Norris
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Midfielders
Shaq Moore
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ramiro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Christian Cappis
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joshua Torquato
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Ran Binyamin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Samuel Sarver
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Logan Farrington
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
BENCH
Michael Collodi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Joaquín Valiente
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaick
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Herman Johansson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patrickson Delgado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Clay Holstad
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bernard Kamungo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Santiago Moreno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Petar Musa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/14/2026 FC Dallas 2 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
11/02/2025 FC Dallas 1 - 1 (PEN 2-4) Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/26/2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 0 FC Dallas Major League Soccer BC Place
10/19/2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 2 FC Dallas Major League Soccer BC Place
03/16/2025 FC Dallas 0 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
09/08/2024 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 0 FC Dallas Major League Soccer BC Place
03/17/2024 FC Dallas 1 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
05/18/2023 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
03/10/2023 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 FC Dallas Major League Soccer BC Place
06/19/2022 FC Dallas 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
05/14/2026
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
11/02/2025
1 - 1 (PEN 2-4)
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
10/26/2025
Major League Soccer BC Place
10/19/2025
Major League Soccer BC Place
03/16/2025
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
09/08/2024
Major League Soccer BC Place
03/17/2024
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
05/18/2023
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
03/10/2023
Major League Soccer BC Place
06/19/2022
Major League Soccer Toyota Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps Win
FC Dallas Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 17 34 37 14 +23 WVancouver Whitecaps 5 - 0 FC Dallas (23-08-2026)LVancouver Whitecaps 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo (20-08-2026)WSeattle Sounders 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps (17-08-2026)DVancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Los Angeles FC (01-08-2026)DMinnesota United FC 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (26-07-2026)
2 Los Angeles FC 19 29 25 19 +6 DLos Angeles FC 1 - 1 Portland Timbers (23-08-2026)LColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Los Angeles FC (20-08-2026)LLos Angeles FC 0 - 1 San Diego (16-08-2026)DVancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Los Angeles FC (01-08-2026)WLos Angeles FC 4 - 0 Sporting Kansas City (26-07-2026)
3 Colorado Rapids 18 28 25 19 +6 LSan Diego 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (23-08-2026)WColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Los Angeles FC (20-08-2026)WColorado Rapids 2 - 0 Sporting Kansas City (16-08-2026)WColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Austin (02-08-2026)LSt. Louis City 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids (26-07-2026)
4 Houston Dynamo 17 28 24 24 0 LSt. Louis City 2 - 1 Houston Dynamo (23-08-2026)WVancouver Whitecaps 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo (20-08-2026)WHouston Dynamo 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy (16-08-2026)WSporting Kansas City 0 - 2 Houston Dynamo (02-08-2026)WHouston Dynamo 3 - 0 Austin (26-07-2026)
5 St. Louis City 17 27 24 23 +1 WSt. Louis City 2 - 1 Houston Dynamo (23-08-2026)DSporting Kansas City 1 - 1 St. Louis City (20-08-2026)WSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 3 St. Louis City (16-08-2026)DSt. Louis City 1 - 1 Real Salt Lake (02-08-2026)WSt. Louis City 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids (26-07-2026)
6 San Jose Earthquakes 16 26 33 24 +9 LSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 5 Minnesota United FC (23-08-2026)LLos Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (20-08-2026)LSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 3 St. Louis City (16-08-2026)DSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy (26-07-2026)WPortland Timbers 1 - 3 San Jose Earthquakes (24-05-2026)
7 Real Salt Lake 17 25 30 26 +4 LReal Salt Lake 3 - 4 FC Dallas (20-08-2026)DReal Salt Lake 1 - 1 Minnesota United FC (16-08-2026)DSt. Louis City 1 - 1 Real Salt Lake (02-08-2026)LPortland Timbers 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake (26-07-2026)LLos Angeles FC 3 - 1 Real Salt Lake (23-07-2026)
8 Portland Timbers 17 24 32 29 +3 DLos Angeles FC 1 - 1 Portland Timbers (23-08-2026)WPortland Timbers 3 - 1 San Diego (20-08-2026)WPortland Timbers 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders (02-08-2026)WPortland Timbers 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake (26-07-2026)DPortland Timbers 2 - 2 FC Dallas (23-07-2026)
9 Seattle Sounders 18 24 21 25 -4 LSeattle Sounders 1 - 2 Austin (20-08-2026)LSeattle Sounders 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps (17-08-2026)LPortland Timbers 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders (02-08-2026)LAustin 3 - 1 Seattle Sounders (23-07-2026)LSeattle Sounders 1 - 5 Portland Timbers (17-07-2026)
10 San Diego 19 23 29 29 0 WSan Diego 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (23-08-2026)LPortland Timbers 3 - 1 San Diego (20-08-2026)WLos Angeles FC 0 - 1 San Diego (16-08-2026)DMinnesota United FC 1 - 1 San Diego (02-08-2026)WSan Diego 1 - 0 FC Dallas (26-07-2026)
11 FC Dallas 17 23 29 32 -3 LVancouver Whitecaps 5 - 0 FC Dallas (23-08-2026)WReal Salt Lake 3 - 4 FC Dallas (20-08-2026)WAustin 1 - 2 FC Dallas (17-08-2026)DLos Angeles Galaxy 0 - 0 FC Dallas (02-08-2026)LSan Diego 1 - 0 FC Dallas (26-07-2026)
12 Minnesota United FC 16 22 20 20 0 WSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 5 Minnesota United FC (23-08-2026)DReal Salt Lake 1 - 1 Minnesota United FC (16-08-2026)DMinnesota United FC 1 - 1 San Diego (02-08-2026)DMinnesota United FC 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (26-07-2026)LSporting Kansas City 2 - 1 Minnesota United FC (23-07-2026)
13 Los Angeles Galaxy 17 18 18 26 -8 WLos Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (20-08-2026)LHouston Dynamo 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy (16-08-2026)DLos Angeles Galaxy 0 - 0 FC Dallas (02-08-2026)DSan Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy (26-07-2026)LLos Angeles Galaxy 1 - 3 St. Louis City (23-07-2026)
14 Austin 16 15 18 31 -13 WSeattle Sounders 1 - 2 Austin (20-08-2026)LAustin 1 - 2 FC Dallas (17-08-2026)LColorado Rapids 1 - 0 Austin (02-08-2026)LHouston Dynamo 3 - 0 Austin (26-07-2026)WAustin 3 - 1 Seattle Sounders (23-07-2026)
15 Sporting Kansas City 17 14 16 40 -24 DSporting Kansas City 1 - 1 St. Louis City (20-08-2026)LColorado Rapids 2 - 0 Sporting Kansas City (16-08-2026)LSporting Kansas City 0 - 2 Houston Dynamo (02-08-2026)LLos Angeles FC 4 - 0 Sporting Kansas City (26-07-2026)WSporting Kansas City 2 - 1 Minnesota United FC (23-07-2026)

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