Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps

0 - 1

Houston Dynamo

🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 BC Place 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · Houston Dynamo 10

Referee Stats

Ricardo Montero

11 matches · 4.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.36
Reds avg	0.45
Penalties avg	0.55
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	64%
Draws	18%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (17-9).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (64%).
Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 14

Avg: 2.33 / 0.93

Points

Avg: 1.93

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Houston Dynamo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 25

Avg: 1.47 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.27

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.93

PPG

1.27

2.33

1.47

0.93

1.67

67%

O2.5

47%

40%

BTTS

47%

67%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank2nd

Houston Dynamo rank10th

Vancouver Whitecaps points55

Houston Dynamo points47

Vancouver Whitecaps: #2 · 55 pts · GD +32

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Houston Dynamo: #10 · 47 pts · GD +2

8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals13-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Houston Dynamo last 5 away

D D L D L

Points3/15

Weighted index24

Goals6-8

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.593%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 27%

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home87%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home47%

Houston Dynamo score away73%

Houston Dynamo clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first67%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first90%

Houston Dynamo score first47%

Houston Dynamo win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 40% · Houston Dynamo 29%

Avg first goal minute: Vancouver Whitecaps 18.1' · Houston Dynamo 43.0'

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home2.33 vs 1.84

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home0.93 vs 1.41

Houston Dynamo score away1.47 vs 1.41

Houston Dynamo concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Vancouver Whitecaps score 27% above league average, while Houston Dynamo score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 34% below league average at home, and Houston Dynamo are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

16-30 3

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Houston Dynamo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

577

353

Passes Accurate

506

285

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' A. Cubas

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

F. Negri

Normal Goal

37'

37' A. Resch

41'

41' A. Bouzat

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Sabaly

1st substitution · For: T. Müller

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ VAR

R. Elloumi

Goal cancelled

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Guilherme

1st substitution · For: D. McGuire

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Sabbi

2nd substitution · For: Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Cubas

3rd substitution · For: R. Priso

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ F. Negri

2nd substitution · For: M. Saracchi

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Herrera

3rd substitution · For: D. Samassékou

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Ennali

4th substitution · For: D. Holmes

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Johnson

4th substitution · For: S. Adekugbe

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ É. Ocampo

5th substitution · For: N. Djordjevic

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Houston Dynamo beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ricardo Montero. It was played at BC Place.

First half: A. Cubas received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 26'. Houston Dynamo took the lead at 34' when F. Negri scored, making the score 0-1. A. Resch received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 37'. A. Bouzat received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 41'.

Second half: Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Sabaly replacing T. Müller. VAR intervened at 66' for Vancouver Whitecaps (Goal cancelled). Houston Dynamo made their 1st substitution at 70', with Guilherme replacing D. McGuire. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 73', with E. Sabbi replacing Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Cubas replacing R. Priso. Houston Dynamo made their 2nd substitution at 75', with F. Negri replacing M. Saracchi. Houston Dynamo made their 3rd substitution at 75', with H. Herrera replacing D. Samassékou. Houston Dynamo made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Ennali replacing D. Holmes. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 88', with T. Johnson replacing S. Adekugbe. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 88', with É. Ocampo replacing N. Djordjevic.

Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions while Houston Dynamo used 4 substitutions. Vancouver Whitecaps got 1 yellow card, while Houston Dynamo got 2 yellow cards.