Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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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 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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	#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' Temperatures are rising at BC Place as Vancouver Whitecaps FC face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
1' Pedro Vite is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
6' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
8' What a strike from Corey Baird! The score is 1-1.
13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 50% of all matches.
16' Amine Bassi doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' What a moment for Julian Gressel! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
23' Andres Cubas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 178 appearances.
28' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Mathias Laborda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Gauld made 301 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' Julian Gressel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
46' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ranko Veselinovic on, Javain Brown off on 46 minutes.
46' Brian White makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are in front.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' A goal from the USA international Julian Gressel! He fires home on 59 to make it 4-2!
63' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Berhalter. He replaces Alessandro Schopf on 63 minute.
64' The whistle greets Ibrahim Aliyu as he departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Micael.
69' Nelson Quinones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 69.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Mathias Laborda argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' Mathias Laborda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Brian White has done his job and it is now time for Sergio Cordova to step up.
73' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Russell Teibert is hanging Julian Gressel on the field on 73 minute.
78' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Pedro Vite is replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergio Cordova.
79' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 79 minute. Daniel Steres leaves to be changed by Luis Caicedo.
84' USA international Tristan Blackmon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' Poor challenge from Steve Clark. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' Sebastian Berhalter does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
90' The Scotland Ryan Gauld breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 6-2!
Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Lucas Cavallini	3
Griffin Dorsey	3
Julian Gressel	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Carlos Darwin Quintero	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

2.46 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC65% Draw20% Houston Dynamo15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

35%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC50% Draw37% Houston Dynamo13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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