Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 23:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Javain Brown

Y 29' Javain Brown

Y 81' Ranko Veselinovic

Overview

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

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
05 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
28 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
03 Nov	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
31 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
07 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
03 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Minnesota United 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' We are underway at PNC Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tristan Blackmon, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
14' GOAL! Lucas Cavallini scores on 14.
15' Magnificent from Lucas Cavallini! That is 21 goals in 296 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 24 minute. Pedro Vite leaves to be changed by Javain Brown.
28' Javain Brown is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
29' Poor challenge from Javain Brown. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' Against the run of play, Carlos Darwin Quintero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' Steve Clark has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 307 appearances.
43' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' A goal from the international Carlos Darwin Quintero! He fires home on 50 to make it 2-2!
55' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' 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 Matias Vera suffering a number of foals already.
65' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Deiber Caicedo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Leonard Owusu and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
75' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Memo Rodriguez is hanging Carlos Darwin Quintero on the field on 75 minute.
78' Darwin Ceren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla on 78 minute.
81' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic will be fuming at that decision.
84' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 84 minute. Ranko Veselinovic leaves to be changed by Ryan Raposo.
89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Teenage Hadebe gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Fafa Picault and will look to change the dynamic.
Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

2
Daniel Steres
11
Corey Baird
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist
12
Steve Clark
10
Fafa Picault ↓ Teenage Hadebe 90'
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Darwin Ceren 78'
25
Griffin Dorsey
22
Matias Vera
23
Carlos Darwin Quintero ↓ Memo Rodriguez 75'
9
Carlos Ferreira

Bench

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Florian Jungwirth ↓ Marcus Godinho 67'
31
Russell Teibert
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
1
Thomas Hasal
3
Cristian Gutierrez
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Deiber Caicedo 67'
11
Cristian Dajome
9
Lucas Cavallini
4
Ranko Veselinovic ↓ Ryan Raposo 84'
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Javain Brown 24'

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-03-12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-03-12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2022-02-26 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo39% Draw29% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

68%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

61%

Houston Dynamo or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo25% Draw50% Vancouver Whitecaps FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.6%

0 – 1

10%

1 – 0

9.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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