Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Hector Herrera
Lucas Cavallini 78' Y
Ryan Gauld 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at BC Place.

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
2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
31 Jul Nashville SC A 1–1 D
24 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 1–3 L
18 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
14 Jul FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
09 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
30 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–6 L
24 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
13 Jul Austin FC A 1–3 L
10 Jul FC Dallas H 2–2 D

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 BC Place. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Canada international Russell Teibert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 6' A goal from the Haiti international Fafa Picault! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Griffin Dorsey made 288 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Ethan Bartlow, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Darwin Quintero, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Cody Cropper has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Hector Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 57' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Pedro Vite is withdrawn and Lucas Cavallini gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Russell Teibert departs to be replaced by Ali Ahmed.
  • 72' Griffin Dorsey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Darwin Quintero on 72 minute.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Gauld.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Simon Becher on, Javain Brown off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Zeca. He replaces Zarek Valentin on 83 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Simon Becher scores his 17 goal in 283 matches.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-31 Nashville SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-13 Austin FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-10 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw25% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
46%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw44% Houston Dynamo17%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3%

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% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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