Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

2 – 1

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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 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

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
#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' 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' Memo Rodriguez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
9' GOAL! Memo Rodriguez scores on 9.
14' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
19' Lucas Cavallini has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' Lucas Cavallini has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Derrick Jones on 22.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' Joe Corona catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
37' The 35-year-old Maximiliano Urruti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' The Argentina Maximiliano Urruti breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 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 Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Adam Lundqvist has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Janio Bikel on 52.
57' Costa Rica international Ariel Lassiter has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
64' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Janio Bikel exits the field as Tosaint Ricketts enters on 64.
69' Fafa Picault is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
73' Ariel Lassiter makes way for Tyler Pasher at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
77' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Caio Alexandre departs to be replaced by Leonard Owusu.
80' Magnificent from Deiber Caicedo! That is 7 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
82' Boniek Garcia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' The crowd applauds Bruno Gaspar as he leaves the pitch. Thelonius Bair steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fafa Picault on 88 minutes.
90' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 90 minute. Maximiliano Urruti leaves to be changed by Christian Ramirez.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
Memo Rodriguez	4
Brian White	4
Griffin Dorsey	3
Lucas Cavallini	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

1.45 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo42% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

68%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

58%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo27% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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