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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 12 May 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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

5
5
6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
05 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
28 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
21 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–6 L
14 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
08 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
06 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 W
29 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Toronto FC H 5–1 W
15 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
01 Apr New England Revolution H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston Dynamo
#16 Position #19
34 Points 32
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
38 Scored 27
17 Conceded 24
+21 GD +3
2.00 PPG 1.78
59% Win % 56%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo is underway.
  • 5' The 38-year-old Leonardo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Joe Willis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Blondell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marcel de Jong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 55' Adolfo Machado has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Memo Rodriguez 4
Brian White 4
Lucas Cavallini 3
Griffin Dorsey 3
Mauro Manotas 2
Sebastian Berhalter 2
Carlos Darwin Quintero 2
Alberth Elis 2

Head to Head

2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-04-21 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Toronto FC W 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw24% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw41% Houston Dynamo19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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