Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

6 – 2

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Thu 1 Jun 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place 13,232 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pedro Vite 1' 1–0

1–1 8' Corey Baird

1–2 16' Amine Bassi

Julian Gressel 18' 2–2

Brian White 46' 3–2

Julian Gressel 59' 4–2

Sebastian Berhalter 88' 5–2

Ryan Gauld 90' 6–2

Julian Gressel 41' Y

Y 66' Micael

R 69' Nelson Quinones

Y 69' Adalberto Carrasquilla

Mathias Laborda 70' Y

Sergio Cordova 79' Y

Y 85' Steve Clark

Overview

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	6–2	W
28 May	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L
21 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
18 May	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
14 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
07 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–6	L
28 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
21 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
18 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
14 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
07 May	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
1' Pedro Vite has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
6' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
8' Corey Baird has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' What a strike from Amine Bassi! The score is 1-2.
18' Goal! Julian Gressel scores his 30 goal in 283 matches.
23' 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.
28' Micael needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
33' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' USA international Ethan Bartlow has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Julian Gressel is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 41.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Javain Brown has done his job and it is now time for Ranko Veselinovic to step up.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brian White on 46.
51' 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.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' Julian Gressel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
63' Sebastian Berhalter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Schopf at the 63 minute mark.
64' Thor Ulfarsson gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Micael has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
69' Nelson Quinones is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
70' The referee calls foul for Mathias Laborda. He receives a Yellow card.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mathias Laborda on 71 minutes.
72' Brian White makes way for Sergio Cordova at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Julian Gressel by Russell Teibert on 73 minute.
78' Pedro Vite makes way for Erik Sviatchenko at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sergio Cordova on 79 minutes.
79' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Daniel Steres is replaced by Luis Caicedo.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steve Clark.
88' GOAL! Sebastian Berhalter fires home to make it 5-2!
90' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 6-2.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 63'
14
Luis Martins
24
Brian White ↓ Sergio Cordova 72'
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
19
Julian Gressel ↓ Russell Teibert 73'
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
23
Javain Brown ↓ Ranko Veselinovic 46'
45
Pedro Vite
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-18 FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC W 2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.89 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC70% Draw17% Houston Dynamo13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

30%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw33% Houston Dynamo10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

9.3%

3 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.3%

4 – 0

6.2%

4 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

5 – 0

3.6%

5 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	21%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	19%	24%
-0.5	76%	—	24%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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