Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 17 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Guilherme 90+6' 1–0

Y 11' Kenji Cabrera

Y 45' Tate Johnson

Y 48' Edier Ocampo

Agustin Resch 54' Y

Y 62' Andres Cubas

R 64' Yohei Takaoka

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W
14 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
11 May	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	San Diego FC	H	1–0	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
14 May	FC Dallas	A	3–2	W
10 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
03 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
18 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#19	Position	#16
32	Points	34
18	Played	17
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 3
27	Scored	38
24	Conceded	17
+3	GD	+21
1.78	PPG	2.00
56%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Vancouver Whitecaps FC for this crunch clash at PNC Stadium.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Edier Ocampo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
11' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Kenji Cabrera gets a card.
16' The 21-year-old Tate Johnson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
21' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
45' Tate Johnson is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
48' Edier Ocampo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Agustin Resch on 54 minutes.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
64' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
69' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
74' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
84' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
89' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Diadie Samassekou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Memo Rodriguez	4
Brian White	4
Lucas Cavallini	3
Griffin Dorsey	3
Julian Gressel	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Carlos Darwin Quintero	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-05-11 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-26 Austin FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-05-14 FC Dallas 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-10 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo37% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

64%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

63%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo23% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.6%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.