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Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 23, 2021 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-1
Vancouver Whitecaps

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

Houston Dynamo won 2-1 on May 23, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 8′M. RodríguezHouston Dynamo
  • 42′M. UrrutiHouston Dynamo
  • 80′D. CaicedoVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 8M. Rodríguez
  2. 10F. Picault
  3. 37M. Urruti
  1. 11A. Lassiter
  2. 14J. Corona
  3. 21D. Jones
  1. 3A. Lundkvist
  2. 4Z. Valentín
  3. 5T. Parker
  4. 27B. García
  1. 1M. Marić

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-2-3-1
  1. 7D. Caicedo
  1. 11C. Dájome
  2. 9L. Cavallini
  3. 31R. Teibert
  1. 8Caio Alexandre
  2. 19Janio Bikel
  1. 15A. Rose
  2. 23J. Brown
  3. 6Bruno Gaspar
  4. 22É. Godoy
  1. 16M. Crépeau
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Vancouver Whitecaps have 7, 1 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 16, 2021Colorado Rapids(away)1-3Major League Soccer
May 13, 2021Sporting Kansas City(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 8, 2021FC Dallas(away)1-1Major League Soccer
May 1, 2021Los Angeles FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2021Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 16, 2021Sporting Kansas City(away)0-3Major League Soccer
May 13, 2021Minnesota United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 8, 2021CF Montreal(home)2-0Major League Soccer
May 3, 2021Colorado Rapids(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 24, 2021Toronto FC(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 3 Vancouver Whitecaps wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 16, 2019Houston Dynamo 3-2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
May 12, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Houston Dynamo 1-2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Aug 20, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 13, 2017Houston Dynamo 2-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo on Sep 15, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.01.7210/159/15
Vancouver Whitecaps1.11.335/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (47 points from 30 matches) and Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st (55 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps301677633155
5Houston Dynamo301389413947

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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