Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

2 – 1

Full Time

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 23 May 2021 · 01:00 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Lucas Cavallini

Derrick Jones 22' Y

Joe Corona 32' Y

Y 52' Janio Bikel

Y 81' Michael Baldisimo

Boniek Garcia 82' Y

Fafa Picault 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	27	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-03-16 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
01 May	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
16 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
13 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#20	Position	#16
44	Points	50
27	Played	26
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	15 / 5 / 6
34	Scored	59
32	Conceded	26
+2	GD	+33
1.63	PPG	1.92
48%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

8/3

16-30

10/4

31-45

6/8

46-60

4/5

61-75

6/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Vancouver Whitecaps FC get us underway at BBVA Stadium.
5' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
8' What a moment for Memo Rodriguez! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
9' Memo Rodriguez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Rose, as he is very good at scoring at BBVA Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' Lucas Cavallini is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
22' The referee calls foul for Derrick Jones. He receives a Yellow card.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Corona argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' GOAL! Maximiliano Urruti fires home to make it 3-0!
46' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Russell Teibert is withdrawn and Michael Baldisimo gets his opportunity.
51' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Maxime Crepeau has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
52' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Janio Bikel will be fuming at that decision.
57' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
64' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Tosaint Ricketts comes on to replace Janio Bikel.
69' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
73' The crowd applauds Ariel Lassiter as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Pasher steps in for Houston Dynamo.
77' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Caio Alexandre is replaced by Leonard Owusu.
80' GOAL! Deiber Caicedo fires home to make it 3-1!
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Baldisimo.
82' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Boniek Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
85' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Bruno Gaspar is replaced by Thelonius Bair on 85 minute.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fafa Picault.
90' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Christian Ramirez comes on to replace Maximiliano Urruti.
Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Christian Ramirez 90'
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist
27
Boniek Garcia
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Matias Vera 73'
4
Zarek Valentin
21
Derrick Jones
10
Fafa Picault
1
Marko Maric
14
Joe Corona
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Tyler Pasher 73'

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Bruno Gaspar ↓ Thelonius Bair 85'
15
Andy Rose
31
Russell Teibert ↓ Michael Baldisimo 46'
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 64'
16
Maxime Crepeau
8
Caio Alexandre ↓ Leonard Owusu 77'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Ryan Raposo 64'
9
Lucas Cavallini
7
Deiber Caicedo
23
Javain Brown

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	4
Memo Rodriguez	4
Lucas Cavallini	3
Griffin Dorsey	3
Fafa Picault	2
Fredy Montero	2
Julian Gressel	2
Mauro Manotas	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo42% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

68%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

58%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo27% Draw47% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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