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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
5
7
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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 #20
50 Points 44
26 Played 27
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
59 Scored 34
26 Conceded 32
+33 GD +2
1.92 PPG 1.63
58% Win % 48%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Alberth Elis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romell Quioto made 284 appearances and scored 51 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Felipe Martins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The 34-year-old Aly Ghazal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Tomas Martinez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alphonso Davies is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 55' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 60' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' 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 Andrew Wenger suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 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
1.92 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw25% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw43% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 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
32% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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