Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer ended 0:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Vancouver Whitecaps at 44.0% - the match finished 0:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Vancouver Whitecaps X 2 · Houston Dynamo Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 55.8% 22.0% 22.2% Home win · Vancouver Whitecaps ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 44.0% 19.6% 36.4% Home win · Vancouver Whitecaps ✘ Missed
Final score 0:1 Away win · Houston Dynamo
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.55 on a Vancouver Whitecaps win, 4.21 on the draw and 5.56 on a Houston Dynamo win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Vancouver Whitecaps win 1.55 1.60 Betano 64.5% 44%
Draw 4.21 4.44 Pinnacle 23.8% 19.6%
Houston Dynamo win 5.56 6.00 Bet365 18% 36.4%
Over 2.5 goals 1.65 1.70 Pinnacle 60.6% 51.6%
Under 2.5 goals 2.20 2.30 Unibet 45.5% 48.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.71 1.75 Bet365 58.5% 50.8%
Both teams to score - No 2.05 2.15 Betfair 48.8% 49.2%
Updated: 19.08.2026 21:54 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

  1. 26′A. Cubas · Yellow card
  2. 34′F. Negri · Goal
  3. 37′A. Resch · Yellow card
  4. 41′A. Bouzat · Yellow card
  5. 46′C. Sabaly · Substitution (off: T. Muller)
  6. 70′Guilherme · Substitution (off: D. McGuire)
  7. 73′E. Sabbi · Substitution (off: B. Caicedo)
  8. 74′A. Cubas · Substitution (off: R. Priso)
  9. 75′F. Negri · Substitution (off: M. Saracchi)
  10. 75′H. Herrera · Substitution (off: D. Samassekou)
  11. 80′L. Ennali · Substitution (off: D. Holmes)
  12. 88′T. Johnson · Substitution (off: S. Adekugbe)
  13. 88′E. Ocampo · Substitution (off: N. Djordjevic)

Match statistics: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

Statistic Vancouver Whitecaps Houston Dynamo
Possession 63% 37%
Shots on target 1 4
Total shots 15 8
Shots off target 8 1
Blocked shots 6 3
Corners 7 2
Fouls 13 11
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 2
Saves 2 1
Passes 569 350
Pass accuracy 88% 81%

Line-ups: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Yohei Takaoka 6.3
  2. 2 Mathías Laborda 8.2
  3. 7 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly 6.9
  4. 8 Oliver Larraz 6.9
  5. 11 Emmanuel Sabbi 6.2
  6. 18 Édier Ocampo 6.7
  7. 19 Rayan Elloumi 6.5
  8. 20 Andrés Cubas 6.2
  9. 25 Ryan Gauld 7.3
  10. 28 Tate Johnson 6.9
  11. 33 Tristan Blackmon 7.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 Sam Adekugbe
  2. 6 Ralph Priso 7.2
  3. 13 Thomas Müller 7.2
  4. 14 Bruno Quiñonez 6.3
  5. 26 Jean-Claude Ngando
  6. 29 Mihail Gherasimencov
  7. 32 Isaac Boehmer
  8. 41 Nikola Djordjevic
  9. 97 Liam MacKenzie

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 5 Lucas Halter 7.5
  2. 6 Artur 7.5
  3. 8 Jack McGlynn 6.9
  4. 11 Lawrence Ennali 6.3
  5. 16 Héctor Herrera 6.9
  6. 19 Mateusz Bogusz 6.9
  7. 20 Guilherme 6.7
  8. 21 Franco Negri 7.6
  9. 30 Agustín Bouzat 6.7
  10. 31 Jonathan Bond 7.0
  11. 34 Agustin Resch 6.7
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 Antônio Carlos
  2. 4 Marcelo Saracchi 6.9
  3. 9 Ondrej Lingr
  4. 14 Duane Holmes 6.9
  5. 18 Diadié Samassékou 6.7
  6. 23 Duncan McGuire 6.3
  7. 24 Ibrahim Aliyu
  8. 26 Blake Gillingham
  9. 28 Erik Sviatchenko

Form and head-to-head: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps

WLWWW

Houston Dynamo

LWDDL

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Vancouver Whitecaps wins: 0; draws: 0; Houston Dynamo wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 9 2 2 +20 29 WWWWDDWLWW
2 SJ Earthquakes 14 9 2 3 +17 29 WWWWDDLLWW
3 Real Salt Lake 13 8 1 4 +7 25 WLWLWWLWWW
4 Seattle Sounders 12 7 3 2 +7 24 WWWDDWLLDW
5 Dallas 14 6 4 4 +7 22 WDLDWLWWLW
6 Los Angeles FC 14 6 3 5 +6 21 WWWWDLWDLW
7 Minnesota United 14 6 3 5 -4 21 LLDWLLWLDW
8 Houston Dynamo 13 7 0 6 -4 21 WLLLWWWWLL
9 LA Galaxy 14 5 4 5 0 19 WWDLWDWLDL
10 San Diego 14 4 5 5 +5 17 LLDWDWDWWL
11 Colorado Rapids 14 5 1 8 +2 16 WLLWLWLWLW
12 Portland Timbers 13 4 2 7 -4 14 LWLDWWDLLL
13 Austin 14 3 5 6 -9 14 LDLLDLDDWD
14 St. Louis City 13 3 4 6 -7 13 DLLLWDDLWW
15 Sporting KC 13 3 2 8 -21 11 DDLWLLLWLL

Managers: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

J. Sørensen
Vancouver WhitecapsManagerJ. Sørensen
B. Olsen
Houston DynamoManagerB. Olsen

Match information: Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo

Kick-off
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Competition
Major League Soccer
City
Vancouver
Surface
artificial turf
Capacity
54,500