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Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
1 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

7
5
5
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
03 Mar Atlanta United FC H 4–0 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
04 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#20 Position #16
51 Points 64
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 19 / 7 / 8
43 Scored 74
43 Conceded 34
+0 GD +40
1.50 PPG 1.88
41% Win % 56%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The 38-year-old Eric Alexander has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 50% of all matches.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Andrew Wenger, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' 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' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yordy Reyna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 75' Brek Shea is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jake Nerwinski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 90' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.19 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo28% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
55%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
72%
Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo20% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 22% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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