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 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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
#22	Position	#16
22	Points	32
14	Played	14
7 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 2
19	Scored	34
23	Conceded	12
-4	GD	+22
1.57	PPG	2.29
50%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at BBVA Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' 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 Russell Teibert suffering a number of foals already.
8' What a strike from Memo Rodriguez! The score is 1-0.
9' The deadlock is broken! Memo Rodriguez gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
19' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Lucas Cavallini argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
22' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 22.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Corona argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
37' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Against the run of play, Maximiliano Urruti has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 46 minute. Russell Teibert leaves to be changed by Michael Baldisimo.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 0% of all matches.
52' Janio Bikel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' 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.
64' Tosaint Ricketts is replacing Janio Bikel for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
69' Cristian Dajome is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
73' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Ariel Lassiter is replaced by Tyler Pasher on 73 minute.
77' Leonard Owusu is replacing Caio Alexandre for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
80' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Deiber Caicedo makes no mistake. 3-1!
81' Michael Baldisimo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Boniek Garcia.
85' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Gaspar departs to be replaced by Thelonius Bair.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fafa Picault on 88.
90' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Christian Ramirez comes on to replace Maximiliano Urruti.
The final score is 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
Lucas Cavallini	3
Griffin Dorsey	3
Carlos Darwin Quintero	2
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2
Fredy Montero	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

2 / 4

1.32 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo36% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

64%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo23% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

0 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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