Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 01:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 34' Franco Negri

Andres Cubas 26' Y

Y 37' Agustin Resch

Y 41' Agustin Bouzat

Overview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 22 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jose Luis Munuera

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	52
2	Internacional CF Miami	22	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	37
4	New England Revolution	22	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	22	28
8	New York Red Bulls	22	26
9	Toronto FC	22	25
10	D.C. United SC	22	25
11	Orlando City SC	22	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	21
14	Montreal Impact FC	22	21
15	Columbus Crew SC	22	20
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	43
17	Houston Dynamo	22	39
18	Los Angeles FC	23	36
19	San Jose Earthquakes	22	34
20	FC Dallas	22	34
21	St. Louis City	22	34
22	Colorado Rapids SC	22	31
23	San Diego FC	22	30
24	Minnesota United FC	22	29
25	Real Salt Lake	21	28
26	Portland Timbers	22	28
27	Seattle Sounders FC	21	26
28	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	26
29	Austin FC	22	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	22	15

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	0–1	L
17 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
01 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
22 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	3–4	L
24 May	San Diego FC	A	4–2	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–0	W
02 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
26 Jul	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
23 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Houston Dynamo
#16	Position	#17
43	Points	39
21	Played	22
13 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	12 / 3 / 7
48	Scored	30
18	Conceded	26
+30	GD	+4
2.05	PPG	1.77
62%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

45% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (43 pts). Houston Dynamo are 17th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

8/1

31-45

5/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/–

76+

10/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

5/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	13 G
Thomas Muller	7 G	3 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

12 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Diadie Samassekou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Mexico international Hector Herrera has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
26' Andres Cubas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
31' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' A stunning finish from Franco Negri — that came from absolutely nowhere!
37' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Agustin Resch on 37 minutes.
41' A moment of madness from Agustin Bouzat on 41 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
46' The whistle greets Cheikh Sabaly as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Muller.
51' Mathias Laborda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Bouzat made 167 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
64' GOAL! Rayan Elloumi scores on 64. Assisted by Emmanuel Sabbi
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Caicedo. He replaces Emmanuel Sabbi on 73 minute.
74' Ralph Priso-Mbongue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Cubas on 74 minute.
75' The crowd applauds Franco Negri as he leaves the pitch. Marcelo Saracchi steps in for Houston Dynamo.
80' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Lawrence Ennali is replaced by Duane Holmes on 80 minute.
85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tate Johnson is replaced by Sam Adekugbe.
90' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Bruno Caicedo comes on to replace Cheikh Sabaly.
Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 74'
33
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
8
Oliver Larraz
2
Mathias Laborda
18
Edier Ocampo ↓ Nikola Djordjevic 88'
7
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Bruno Caicedo 90'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Bruno Caicedo 73'
28
Tate Johnson ↓ Sam Adekugbe 88'
19
Rayan Elloumi

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

31
Jonathan Bond
16
Hector Herrera ↓ Diadie Samassekou 75'
6
Artur
30
Agustin Bouzat
20
Guilherme ↓ Duncan McGuire 70'
5
Lucas Halter
19
Mateusz Bogusz
8
Jack McGlynn
21
Franco Negri ↓ Marcelo Saracchi 75'
11
Lawrence Ennali ↓ Duane Holmes 80'
34
Agustin Resch

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

2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-07-26 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-05-24 San Diego FC 2–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-16 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-08-08 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-02 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-07-26 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W 2026-07-23 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw31% Houston Dynamo30%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

61%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Houston Dynamo

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC29% Draw52% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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