Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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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

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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	#20
64	Points	51
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
74	Scored	43
34	Conceded	43
+40	GD	+0
1.88	PPG	1.50
56%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

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.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
15' Houston Dynamo have won 407 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artur on 20.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
29' Adalberto Carrasquilla is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Ryan Gauld exits the field as Ryan Raposo enters on 30.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
36' A goal from the USA international Griffin Dorsey! He fires home on 36 to make it 0-2!
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Andres Cubas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ezequiel Ponce is replaced by Sebastian Ferreira.
48' Fafa Picault adds to his 4 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steve Clark made 307 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Assisted by Fafa Picault with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ranko Veselinovic makes no mistake. 2-2!
59' Ali Ahmed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' Sam Adekugbe is replacing Andres Cubas for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
65' Artur has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 303 appearances.
66' Magnificent from Fafa Picault! That is 73 goals in 305 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' The whistle greets Ibrahim Aliyu as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Franco Escobar on 76 minutes.
78' The Australia Brad Smith breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 3-3!
79' The referee has no hesitation. Ranko Veselinovic is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — card on 79.
83' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Adalberto Carrasquilla is replaced by Latif Blessing.
87' A goal from the USA international Griffin Dorsey! He fires home on 87 to make it 3-4!
90' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 90.
90' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Berhalter departs to be replaced by Damir Kreilach.
With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2
Fredy Montero	2
Julian Gressel	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

2.24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw24% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

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 FC37% Draw38% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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