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Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps: result 4-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 43Kick-off on September 21, 2023 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
4-1
Vancouver Whitecaps

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

Houston Dynamo won 4-1 on September 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 13′H. HerreraHouston Dynamo
  • 44′G. DorseyHouston Dynamo
  • 73′I. FrancoHouston Dynamo
  • 84′A. IbrahimHouston Dynamo
  • 90′E. SviatchenkoVancouver Whitecaps (o.g.)

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

3-4-1-2
  1. 11C. Baird
  2. 32S. Kowalczyk
  1. 16H. Herrera
  1. 21N. Quiñónes
  2. 27L. Caicedo
  3. 6Artur
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 31Micael
  2. 17T. Hadebe
  3. 28E. Sviatchenko
  1. 12S. Clark

Vancouver Whitecaps

3-1-4-2
  1. 25R. Gauld
  2. 24B. White
  1. 27R. Raposo
  2. 45P. Vite
  3. 22A. Ahmed
  4. 7R. Laryea
  1. 20A. Cubas
  1. 6T. Blackmon
  2. 2M. Laborda
  3. 23J. Brown
  1. 18Y. Takaoka
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 17, 2023St. Louis City(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023Columbus Crew(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023Real Salt Lake(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2023Real Salt Lake(home)3-1US Open Cup
Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2023Toronto FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2023New York City FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023Chicago Fire(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023Portland Timbers(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 21, 2023San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 2 draws, 2 Vancouver Whitecaps wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 1, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps 6-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 6, 2022Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 12, 2022Houston Dynamo 2-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Sep 30, 2021Houston Dynamo 0-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Jul 21, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 23, 2021Houston Dynamo 2-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo on Jun 1, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.31.166/158/15
Vancouver Whitecaps1.71.5112/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 33 matches) and Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st (61 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps331878723461
5Houston Dynamo3314910434251

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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