Points have been hard to come by for Vancouver Whitecaps so far, and the same description fits Houston Dynamo. These students from the school of hard knocks have the opportunity for some important points here.
- Houston Dynamo have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
Overall Major League Soccer results playing at home this season for Vancouver Whitecaps are 5-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Vancouver Whitecaps hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Colorado Rapids and SJ Earthquakes), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The home team returns to BC Place Stadium after drawing with Nashville SC (placed 6th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The attacking player Gauld was announced as "man of the match" for Vancouver with the rating of 8.63/10. Gauld served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 44 successful passes (of 46 total).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vancouver Whitecaps have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Both teams to score! That has occurred in 5 league fixtures in a row for this team. Will it happen again?
Vancouver Whitecaps are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Vancouver have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
There's been little loot from Houston Dynamo's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. Houston Dynamo only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 0 draws.
Two away games in a row for Houston Dynamo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-6 versus Philadelphia Union. Houston lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one. Vera got a match rating of 6.75 in that game, top player of the team. Vera had 36 successful passes (of 38 total).
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Minnesota United.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Houston Dynamo in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Houston Dynamo, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Take note that 10 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Houston have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. Houston Dynamo have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo have met before this season: Houston Dynamo - Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Vancouver, three draws and four wins for Houston Dynamo. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Cavallini 7 goals |   C. Quintero Villalba 7 goals |  C. Ferreira Vidal 7 goals |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 38 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 23 | 37 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 74% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 91% | 83% |
| 61% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 82% | 65% |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 9% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 30% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 12.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 30% |
| 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 14.5 | 13.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Houston Dynamo have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Austin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Dallas | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 27 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -23 | 20 |
