Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 4

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 21 Jul 2024 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Artur

Andres Cubas 45' Y

Y 76' Franco Escobar

Ranko Veselinovic 79' Y

Y 90' Brad Smith

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

2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo 2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–4	L
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	St. Louis City	A	4–1	W
06 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W
30 Jun	St. Louis City	H	4–3	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–3	W
18 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
14 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
04 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–3	L
30 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	1–0	W
22 Jun	D.C. United SC	A	4–1	W

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, Houston Dynamo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Controversy at the stadium! Artur argues furiously but the card stands.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adalberto Carrasquilla makes no mistake. 0-1!
30' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ryan Raposo on, Ryan Gauld off on 30 minutes.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' What a strike from Griffin Dorsey! The score is 0-2.
41' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Andres Cubas argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Sebastian Ferreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel Ponce on 46 minute.
48' Fafa Picault doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' Brian White has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
54' The Serbia Ranko Veselinovic breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-2!
59' 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.
60' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Sam Adekugbe comes on to replace Andres Cubas.
65' Sebastian Berhalter has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fafa Picault makes it 3-2.
68' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Aliyu is withdrawn and Brad Smith gets his opportunity.
73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Escobar on 76.
78' Brad Smith makes no mistake. The score reads 3-3 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
79' Ranko Veselinovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
83' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Adalberto Carrasquilla is withdrawn and Latif Blessing gets his opportunity.
87' Against the run of play, Griffin Dorsey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brad Smith on 90 minutes.
90' The supporters are chanting for Damir Kreilach. He replaces Sebastian Berhalter on 90 minute.
Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Luis Martins
24
Brian White
11
Fafa Picault
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Sam Adekugbe 60'
15
Bjorn Utvik
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Ryan Raposo 30'
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Damir Kreilach 90'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite
22
Ali Ahmed

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 68'
16
Hector Herrera
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Latif Blessing 83'
10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Sebastian Ferreira 46'
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Daniel Steres 90'
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Brad Smith 68'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

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

2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo L 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-07-14 St. Louis City 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-07-06 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-07-04 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-06-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–3 St. Louis City W

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo W 2024-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-07-14 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-22 D.C. United SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.33 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw24% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

55%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw37% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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