Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo: match statistics
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo: form, goals and key statistics
Key match information
Vancouver Whitecaps played Houston Dynamo in MLS (United States). The match was played on 20 August 2026. Venue: BC Place Stadium. Final score: 0:1.
Current form
Vancouver Whitecaps: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Houston Dynamo: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.
Goal statistics
Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.22 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Houston Dynamo scores 1.47 and concedes 1.26. League average: 3.20 goals.
BTTS / Over / Under
BTTS: Vancouver Whitecaps 50%, Houston Dynamo 37%. Over 2.5: Vancouver Whitecaps 50%, Houston Dynamo 37%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.
xG, shots and style
Vancouver Whitecaps has higher xG: 2.01 vs 1.47. Vancouver Whitecaps: 17.4 shots per match, Houston Dynamo: 13.2.
Match halves
Vancouver Whitecaps: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.06. Houston Dynamo: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.79.
Goals by minute
Vancouver Whitecaps: 16-30 (10 goals). Houston Dynamo: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.
League context
MLS: 3.20 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.
Head-to-head
Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.
Archived pre-match analysis
This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.
General match analysis
Vancouver Whitecaps have a very strong home profile: they win 78% of their matches, score an average of 2.44 goals and concede just 0.56 goals per game. The hosts also create significantly more high-quality chances, recording an average xG of 2.08 against an xG against of 0.87, while Houston allow opponents an xG of 1.59 away from home. However, Houston arrive in excellent current form, unbeaten in their last five matches, with 3 wins, 2 draws and just 2 goals conceded. The visitors’ main weakness remains their away record, where they lose 44% of matches and concede an average of 1.89 goals, while Vancouver register 18.44 shots per game at home. Whitecaps’ weaker recent finishing, with only 3 goals in five matches, reduces confidence in the pick, but the hosts’ home advantage still points to a Vancouver win.
View the statistical overviewBTTS - will both teams score?
The stronger signal points to BTTS - No, as Vancouver kept a clean sheet in 44% of its matches and has conceded just 0.78 goals per game on average across the season. The hosts also have a low seasonal rate of matches in which both teams scored, at 33%, compared with 44% for Houston and the MLS league average of 62%. The strongest argument is Vancouver’s current attacking form: they have scored only 3 goals in their last five matches, averaging 0.6 per game, while Houston have conceded just 2 goals during that period. Houston are capable of scoring, averaging 1.67 goals for the season and 1.8 over their last five appearances, but the more likely scenario is that at least one team—primarily the hosts—fails to score. Vancouver’s higher recent xG of 2.05 reduces confidence in the pick, but the gap between their chance creation and just three goals actually scored so far supports BTTS - No.
View BTTS statisticsOver/Under - goals analysis
The strongest signal points to Under 3.5 goals, as this outcome occurred in 89% of Vancouver’s matches and 67% of Houston’s games this season. In their last five matches, both teams had just 20% of games featuring at least three goals, while Houston conceded only 2 goals during this period, averaging 0.4 per match. Vancouver have scored just 3 goals in their last five appearances, despite recording an average xG of 2.05, indicating significantly weaker finishing than the quality of chances created would suggest. Houston are in better offensive form, averaging 1.8 goals over their last five matches, but Vancouver have conceded only 0.78 goals per game throughout the season and have kept a clean sheet in 44% of their matches. The projected total of 2.32 goals leaves a realistic path to a 1:1 or 1:2 scoreline, but clearly supports a maximum of three goals.
View Over/Under statisticsHT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario
Houston are showing clearly stronger current form: over their last five matches, they have averaged 1.8 goals scored, conceded just 0.4, and collected an average of 2.2 points, while Vancouver have failed to win any of their matches and scored only 0.6 goals per game. The first-half indicators are particularly compelling: the visitors led at the break in 60% of their last five appearances, whereas the hosts were never ahead during the same period and were trailing after 45 minutes in 60% of cases. Houston averaged 1.2 goals scored before half-time and conceded just 0.2, compared with Vancouver’s figures of 0.2 scored and 0.8 conceded. Although Vancouver have conceded an average of only 0.78 goals at home over the course of the season, the hosts’ current crisis and Dynamo’s attacking efficiency point to the most likely scenario being a Houston lead at the break followed by a victory at the final whistle.
View first-half and second-half statisticsHalf-by-half
Match statistics
Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?
This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.
Shooting quality
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Houston Dynamo | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (shots on target) | 38% | 36% |
| Chance quality (xG per shot) | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Finishing (goals per shot on target) | 0.34 | 0.31 |
xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.
* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.
Team form— who is in better shape?
Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.
Houston Dynamo is 63% better for: last-5 form.
1.6 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps · 2.6 pts / match - Houston Dynamo
Goals— how do both teams score and concede?
How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.
Vancouver Whitecaps is 51% better for: goals scored per match.
2.22 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.47 goals / match - Houston Dynamo
Vancouver Whitecaps is 34% better for: goals conceded per match.
0.94 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.26 goals / match - Houston Dynamo
Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Houston Dynamo keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).
Houston Dynamo scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.
Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?
How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.
Goal patterns
BTTS and goal count
Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?
How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.
Full match - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Vancouver Whitecaps
Over / Under - Houston Dynamo
1st half
2nd half
Match halves— when do the teams score more often?
How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.
Vancouver Whitecaps is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).
1.61 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.53 pts / match - Houston Dynamo
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
Defence stays stable across the full match.
Houston Dynamo - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per match | 1.00 | 1.80 |
| Goals scored / match | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Average goals in match | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 goal | 60% | 80% |
| 2 goals | 40% | 60% |
| 3 goals | 20% | 20% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 60% |
| No goal | 60% | 20% |
| Goal difference | 0 | +3 |
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per match | 2.60 | 1.60 |
| Goals scored / match | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Average goals in match | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1 goal | 80% | 60% |
| 2 goals | 20% | 20% |
| 3 goals | 20% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 100% | 80% |
| No goal | 20% | 60% |
| Goal difference | +6 | +2 |
* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.
Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?
Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.
Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.
Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.
* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.
Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?
A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.
Match profile
Vancouver Whitecaps
Houston Dynamo
* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.
League context— is this a high-scoring league?
How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).
Teams vs league
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Liga | Houston Dynamo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals in match | • 3.17 | 3.20 | ▼ 2.74 |
| Both teams scored | ▼ 50% | 63% | ▼ 37% |
| Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) | ▼ 50% | 61% | ▼ 37% |
| Clean sheets | ▲ 39% | 21% | ▲ 42% |
| Goal before half-time | ▼ 72% | 76% | ▼ 63% |
| Goal after half-time | ▼ 78% | 81% | ▼ 74% |
^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.
Lineups and player events
Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.
Home team
Starting lineup
Away team
Starting lineup
Match timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.
Referee and managers
Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.
Head-to-head
Previous meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.
FAQ
What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo?
The MLS match finished Vancouver Whitecaps 0:1 Houston Dynamo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.
What do the goal statistics show before Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo?
Vancouver Whitecaps score 2.22 goals per game on average and Houston Dynamo 1.47. The MLS average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Vancouver Whitecaps's matches and 37% of Houston Dynamo's.
What form are Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo in?
Over the last 5 games Vancouver Whitecaps have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Houston Dynamo 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).
Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo?
This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.