{"id":833656,"date":"2025-03-13T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/preview-dallas-vs-vancouver-whitecaps\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:12:32","slug":"preview-dallas-vs-vancouver-whitecaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/preview-dallas-vs-vancouver-whitecaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Dallas vs. Vancouver Whitecaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<p>Sports Mole previews Sunday&#8217;s Major League Soccer clash between Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/vancouver-whitecaps\/\" title=\"More Vancouver Whitecaps\"><strong>Vancouver Whitecaps<\/strong><\/a> will put their 100% <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/mls\/table.html\"><strong>MLS<\/strong><\/a> record on the line Saturday when they travel to Toyota Stadium for a date with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/dallas\/\" title=\"More Dallas\"><strong>Dallas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, the Toros suffered their first defeat of the campaign, 3-1 to the Chicago Fire, while the Caps climbed to the top of the Western Conference table with a 2-0 triumph over CF Montreal.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Soccer Match preview<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.imgix.net\/24\/38\/petar-musa.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480&#038;auto=compress,format&#038;fit=clip\" title=\"Soccer Petar Musa falls during a Dallas match on July 17, 2024\" alt=\"Soccer Petar Musa falls during a Dallas match on July 17, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><span><span>\u00a9 Imago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A match that appeared to be in their control for so long took a sudden turn in the final few minutes, as the Toros conceded three times beyond the 80th minute against Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>That was their first defeat at home in this competition since September of last year (3-1 loss to Orlando City), as this team have now lost their last four regular-season affairs at home against Eastern Conference opposition.<\/p>\n<p>They have been better versus the West, winning seven of their last eight home games against their own conference in league play, with their lone defeat over that stretch coming to the Colorado Rapids last August (3-2).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/eric-quill\/\" title=\"More Eric Quill\"><strong>Eric Quill<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s men have yet to lose in the 2025 domestic campaign when conceding the opener, claiming four points in MLS this year when doing so.<\/p>\n<p>The Toros have not scored in the opening half of a domestic encounter this season but have only conceded one first-half strike in their previous four league contests at Toyota Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Not since May 2023 have they won a regular-season home match against a Canadian team, defeating the Whitecaps on that occasion 2-1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.imgix.net\/25\/11\/mathias-laborda.jpeg?w=640&#038;h=480&#038;auto=compress,format&#038;fit=clip\" title=\"Soccer  Vancouver Whitecaps defender Mathias Laborda celebrates a goal on March 8, 2025\" alt=\"Soccer  Vancouver Whitecaps defender Mathias Laborda celebrates a goal on March 8, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><span><span>\u00a9 Imago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/jesper-sorensen\/\" title=\"More Jesper Sorensen\"><strong>Jesper Sorensen<\/strong><\/a> has been the toast of Vancouver early on, with the Danish coach winning all three of his league matches in charge of this team.<\/p>\n<p>He took over from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/vanni-sartini\/\" title=\"More Vanni Sartini\"><strong>Vanni Sartini<\/strong><\/a>, a popular and successful figure who guided them to the playoffs in each of their previous two MLS campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Sorensen has improved this team&#8217;s backline, with the Caps conceding a goal or fewer in their last six competitive games.<\/p>\n<p>He has not forgotten about their quality in the attacking third though, as Vancouver lead the Western Conference in goals scored after three matchdays (eight).<\/p>\n<p>A victory on Saturday would mark the first time that this club will have claimed four successive MLS victories since August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Caps were unbeaten in their three away fixtures played last season in Texas, including a 3-1 triumph over Dallas at Toyota Stadium on matchday four a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Major League Soccer form:<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer form:<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Whitecaps form (all competitions):<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.imgix.net\/25\/11\/maarten-paes.jpeg?w=640&#038;h=480&#038;auto=compress,format&#038;fit=clip\" title=\"Soccer Dallas goalkeeer Maarten Paes pictured on June 29, 2024\" alt=\"Soccer Dallas goalkeeer Maarten Paes pictured on June 29, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><span><span>\u00a9 Imago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In their defeat to Chicago, Dallas were missing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/show\/\" title=\"More Show\"><strong>Show<\/strong><\/a> due to an upper leg issue, while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/paxton-pomykal\/\" title=\"More Paxton Pomykal\"><strong>Paxton Pomykal<\/strong><\/a> was sidelined because of a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the club signed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/kaick\/\" title=\"More Kaick\"><strong>Kaick<\/strong><\/a> from Brazilian side Gremio and loaned Homegrown midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/diego-pepi\/\" title=\"More Diego Pepi\"><strong>Diego Pepi<\/strong><\/a> to Texoma FC in the United Soccer League One for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/logan-farrington\/\" title=\"More Logan Farrington\"><strong>Logan Farrington<\/strong><\/a> netted their only goal of their encounter last week, his first of the 2025 campaign, while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/luciano-acosta\/\" title=\"More Luciano Acosta\"><strong>Luciano Acosta<\/strong><\/a> has three goal involvements in five league fixtures against the Whitecaps in his MLS career.<\/p>\n<p>Against Montreal, captain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/ryan-gauld\/\" title=\"More Ryan Gauld\"><strong>Ryan Gauld<\/strong><\/a> went down with an injury, and he could be gone for a few weeks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/emmanuel-sabbi\/\" title=\"More Emmanuel Sabbi\"><strong>Emmanuel Sabbi<\/strong><\/a> was unavailable with an ankle strain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/jayden-nelson\/\" title=\"More Jayden Nelson\"><strong>Jayden Nelson<\/strong><\/a> sat out because of a hamstring issue and a quad injury to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/sam-adekugbe\/\" title=\"More Sam Adekugbe\"><strong>Sam Adekugbe<\/strong><\/a> kept the Canadian on the sidelines for that contest.<\/p>\n<p>They were missing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/edier-ocampo\/\" title=\"More Edier Ocampo\"><strong>Edier Ocampo<\/strong><\/a> last week through suspension, though he is eligible to return this weekend, while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/brian-white\/\" title=\"More Brian White\"><strong>Brian White<\/strong><\/a> was called up to the USA squad for their upcoming CONCACAF Nations League semi-final match with Panama, though he will be available to play on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/mathias-laborda\/\" title=\"More Mathias Laborda\"><strong>Mathias Laborda<\/strong><\/a> notched his first of the season for Vancouver against Montreal, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/tate-johnson\/\" title=\"More Tate Johnson\"><strong>Tate Johnson<\/strong><\/a> putting home his first career MLS goal in the victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas possible starting lineup:<\/strong><br \/>Paes; Moore, Ibeagha, Urhoghide, Farfan; Ramiro, Delgado; Julio, Acosta, Farrington; Musa<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vancouver Whitecaps possible starting lineup:<\/strong><br \/>Takaoka; Laborda, Veselinovic, Blackmon, Johnson; Vite, Cubas, Berhalter; Ahmed, White, Rios<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.imgix.net\/20\/33\/sm-words-green-background.png?w=210&#038;h=53\" title=\"Soccer SM words green background\" alt=\"Soccer SM words green background\" width=\"210\" height=\"53\"><\/p>\n<h2>Soccer We say: Dallas 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps<\/h2>\n<p>Without Gauld, the Caps will have difficulty providing quality service to White in the attacking third, while we believe Acosta is due for a big game, and he tends to have them against Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/mls\/dallas-vs-vancouver-whitecaps_game_219205.html\"><strong>please click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span>ID:567729:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect9521:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Soccer Previews by email<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/preview\/subscribe.html\">Click here<\/a> to get <strong>Sports Mole<\/strong>&#8216;s daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/dallas\/preview\/preview-dallas-vs-vancouver-prediction-team-news-lineups_567729.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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The Vancouver Whitecaps will put their 100% MLS record on the line Saturday when they travel to Toyota Stadium for a date with Dallas. 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