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Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2022 at 3.30am UK
Empire Field
Houston Dynamo

Vancouver
2 - 1
Houston

Becher (89'), Cavallini (90+2')
Cavallini (78'), Gauld (81')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Picault (6')
Herrera (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Philadelphia 6-0 Houston
Sunday, July 31 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston Dynamo

Expect to see a bigger defensive commitment from both sides in this one, but as much as the Dynamo will be keen to improve, the Caps newcomers have made them a sharper and more creative team, while they have a lot more difference makers who have managed to give this team some positive results. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 50.68%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 24.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (7.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Vancouver Whitecaps in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Result
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawHouston Dynamo
50.68% (1.375 1.38) 24.89% (-0.271 -0.27) 24.43% (-1.104 -1.1)
Both teams to score 51.61% (-0.245 -0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.28% (0.205 0.2)50.71% (-0.203 -0.2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.38% (0.179 0.18)72.61% (-0.178 -0.18)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.98% (0.65400000000001 0.65)20.01% (-0.654 -0.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.78% (1.039 1.04)52.21% (-1.037 -1.04)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.53% (-0.84 -0.84)35.47% (0.841 0.84)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.77% (-0.879 -0.88)72.23% (0.881 0.88)
Score Analysis
    Vancouver Whitecaps 50.68%
    Houston Dynamo 24.43%
    Draw 24.88%
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawHouston Dynamo
1-0 @ 11.42% (0.14 0.14)
2-1 @ 9.52% (0.088000000000001 0.09)
2-0 @ 9.19% (0.29 0.29)
3-1 @ 5.11% (0.149 0.15)
3-0 @ 4.93% (0.252 0.25)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.017 0.02)
4-1 @ 2.05% (0.099 0.1)
4-0 @ 1.98% (0.139 0.14)
4-2 @ 1.06% (0.028 0.03)
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 50.68%
1-1 @ 11.83% (-0.13 -0.13)
0-0 @ 7.1% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-2 @ 4.94% (-0.067 -0.07)
3-3 @ 0.91% (-0.015 -0.02)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 24.88%
0-1 @ 7.36% (-0.232 -0.23)
1-2 @ 6.14% (-0.21 -0.21)
0-2 @ 3.81% (-0.211 -0.21)
1-3 @ 2.12% (-0.123 -0.12)
2-3 @ 1.71% (-0.063 -0.06)
0-3 @ 1.32% (-0.105 -0.11)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 24.43%

How you voted: Vancouver vs Houston

Vancouver Whitecaps
Draw
Houston Dynamo
Vancouver Whitecaps
81.3%
Draw
12.5%
Houston Dynamo
6.3%
16
Head to Head
Mar 12, 2022 11.30pm
Sep 30, 2021 2am
Jul 21, 2021 3am
Vancouver
0-0
Houston

Rose (24'), Alexandre (83')

Hadebe (42'), Junqua (56'), Picault (83')
May 23, 2021 2am
Houston
2-1
Vancouver
Rodriguez (8'), Urruti (42')
Jones (22'), Corona (32'), Garcia (82'), Picault (88')
Caicedo (80')
Cavallini (21'), Bikel (52'), Baldisimo (81')
Sep 20, 2020 12am
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Columbus Crew7430105515
2Inter MiamiInter Miami5410115613
3Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia7412138513
4Charlotte FCCharlotte FC7412127513
5FC CincinnatiCincinnati741299013
6Orlando City73221512311
7Chicago Fire73221412211
8New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls732297211
9Nashville SCNashville7313107310
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta72321112-19
11New York City FCNY City62229908
12DC United6132811-36
13New England RevolutionNew England611437-44
14Toronto6024612-62
15CF MontrealMontreal7025412-82

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver7511125716
2Austin FCAustin741253213
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd632196311
4Portland TimbersPortland732298111
5Dallas73221010011
6Colorado RapidsColorado732289-111
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles7304810-29
8Real Salt LakeSalt Lake7304711-49
9St Louis City72234408
10San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes62139907
11Seattle SoundersSeattle7133811-36
12Houston DynamoHouston7124511-65
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas7115812-44
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy7025514-92
15San Diego FC00000000


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