Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 01:00 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Michael Baldisimo

Y 55' Cristian Dajome

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

2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
12 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
04 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
04 Sep	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BBVA Stadium!
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Sam Junqua needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Andy Rose has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' The whistle greets Patrick Metcalfe as he departs to be replaced by Deiber Caicedo.
47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michael Baldisimo.
52' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
58' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 58 minute. Ryan Raposo leaves to be changed by Ryan Gauld.
59' Ryan Gauld has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Raposo on 59 minute.
64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Corey Baird departs to be replaced by Tyler Pasher.
70' The 43-year-old Maynor Figueroa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Janio Bikel exits the field as Russell Teibert enters on 75.
80' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Fafa Picault by Maximiliano Urruti on 80 minute.
85' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
89' Memo Rodriguez is replacing Matias Vera for the Houston Dynamo side.
90' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Matias Vera by Memo Rodriguez on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Houston Dynamo 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

12
Corey Baird ↓ Tyler Pasher 65'
15
Maynor Figueroa
5
Tim Parker
24
Darwin Ceren
10
Fafa Picault ↓ Maximiliano Urruti 80'
26
Michael Nelson
25
Griffin Dorsey
22
Matias Vera ↓ Memo Rodriguez 89'
29
Sam Junqua
18
Teenage Hadebe
23
Carlos Darwin Quintero

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Andy Rose
55
Michael Baldisimo
19
Janio Bikel ↓ Russell Teibert 75'
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Florian Jungwirth 46'
11
Cristian Dajome
9
Lucas Cavallini ↓ Brian White 46'
32
Patrick Metcalfe ↓ Deiber Caicedo 46'
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Ryan Gauld 58'
28
Jakob Nerwinski
23
Javain Brown

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

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

2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo34% Draw29% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

63%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

66%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo21% Draw50% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

11%

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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