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 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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	#19
34	Points	32
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 6
38	Scored	27
17	Conceded	24
+21	GD	+3
2.00	PPG	1.78
59%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
1' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Vite makes it 1-0.
6' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
8' What composure from Corey Baird! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
13' Luis Caicedo, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
16' GOAL! Amine Bassi fires home to make it 1-2!
18' Julian Gressel does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
23' Nelson Quinones is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' 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.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Gressel.
46' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Javain Brown is replaced by Ranko Veselinovic.
46' Magnificent from Brian White! That is 88 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 0% of all matches.
59' Julian Gressel doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
63' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Alessandro Schopf exits the field as Sebastian Berhalter enters on 63.
64' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Aliyu departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Micael on 66 minutes.
69' Poor challenge from Nelson Quinones. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Mathias Laborda argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
72' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Cordova. He replaces Brian White on 72 minute.
73' Julian Gressel makes way for Russell Teibert at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
78' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Pedro Vite by Erik Sviatchenko on 78 minute.
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sergio Cordova.
79' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Luis Caicedo on, Daniel Steres off on 79 minutes.
84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Steve Clark on 85 minutes.
88' A stunning finish from Sebastian Berhalter — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' Ryan Gauld does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

2.57 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC65% Draw19% Houston Dynamo16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

35%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw36% Houston Dynamo13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 1

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.7%

4 – 1

4.9%

4 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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