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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 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

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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Luis Gil has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Boniek Garcia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Guilherme scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Felipe Martins is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 75' The 36-year-old Darwin Ceren has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' Mauro Manotas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Blondell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 275 games and scored 385 goals.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Fafa Picault 2
Fredy Montero 2
Julian Gressel 2
Mauro Manotas 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
2 / 4
2.35 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC58% Draw22% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
42%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw38% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 21% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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