Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Vancouver Whitecaps

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Vancouver Whitecaps won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 3-1 MLS loss in their previous game against St. Louis City.

In that match, Vancouver Whitecaps had 62% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 on target. For Vancouver Whitecaps, the goals were scored by Tristan Blackmon (45' Own goal) and Brian White (83'). St. Louis City had 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Eduard Löwen (10') and Miguel Perez (94') scored for St. Louis City.

Vancouver Whitecaps haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They have managed to rack up 12 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 9. While that may be of interest, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend shall be maintained in this match.

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo go into this match following a 2-1 MLS win over Austin FC in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Houston Dynamo had 53% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Houston Dynamo, goals were scored by Héctor Herrera (37') and Iván Franco (87'). For their opponents, Austin FC had 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Gyasi Zardes (21') scored for Austin FC.

A succession of outstanding performances by the Houston Dynamo defence has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their last 6 fixtures overall. In that period of time, their own forwards have managed to score 8.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 15/09/2019, there has been little to separate the clubs with Vancouver Whitecaps winning 2 of those games, Houston Dynamo 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A sum of 12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Caps and 6 created by Orange Crush. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was MLS match day 33 on 06/08/2022 which ended up with the score at Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston Dynamo.

That day, Vancouver Whitecaps had 45% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Goals were scored by Simon Becher (88') and Lucas Cavallini (92').

On the other side, Houston Dynamo got 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. Fafà Picault (6') scored.

The referee was Fotis Bazakos.

📋 Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps

The Vancouver Whitecaps boss Vanni Sartini will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all coming into this clash thanks to a fully injury-free squad to pick from.

It seems likely that Caps will possibly use a 4-3-2-1 system for this one featuring Yohei Takaoka, Javain Brown, Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon, Luis Martins, Alessandro Schöpf, Andres Cubas, Julian Gressel, Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Brian White.

📰 Team News: Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo manager Ben Olsen has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ifunanyachi Achara (Knee Injury) and Tate Schmitt (Knee Injury) are not ready for selection.

From our viewpoint, Orange Crush seem most likely to play in a 4-3-3 system using Steve Clark, Franco Escobar, Ethan Bartlow, Micael, Brad Smith, Hector Herrera, Artur, A. Carrasquilla, Amine Bassi, Sebastián Ferreira and Corey Baird.

⚡ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Vancouver Whitecaps are likely to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

At the same time, Houston Dynamo are also probably going to find it difficult to score although we do see them converting at least once as well.

We’re tipping a decent 3-1 victory for Vancouver Whitecaps at the end of this one.

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Peter Guest, 12:20 28/05/2023