Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps result

Full-time · Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · Sun, 17 May 2026 01:30 BST · Shell Energy Stadium

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 03:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Houston Dynamo · Vancouver Whitecaps · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps — Houston Dynamo won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Away win.

Free pick

Away win

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Away win in the last 90 days, 84.4% of 128 landed (95% range 77.1–89.7%); it had given them 76.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 at Shell Energy Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 17 May. It is Houston Dynamo’s first win over Vancouver Whitecaps since 21 July 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Houston Dynamo: Guilherme (90’, assisted by Artur). Yohei Takaoka (64’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Guilherme’s goal on 90 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Houston Dynamo 1.15, Vancouver Whitecaps 0.67, from 14 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Ismail Elfath, USA showed five yellow cards and one red — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Houston Dynamo: A. Resch (54’); Vancouver Whitecaps: Kenji Cabrera (11’), Tate Johnson (45+11’), Édier Ocampo (48’) and Andrés Cubas (62’).

What it changes

Houston Dynamo have scored seven goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 15 clubs (2026 so far, after 6 games, ranked per game). Houston Dynamo have conceded six goals, the fewest (shared) of the 15 clubs.

Vancouver Whitecaps have scored eight goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 15 clubs (2026 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded six goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 15 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Guilherme (Houston Dynamo) 7.7, Artur (Houston Dynamo) 7.0 and Antonio Carlos (Houston Dynamo) 4.6 led the match.

Head-to-head

Vancouver Whitecaps are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Houston Dynamo.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Vancouver Whitecaps to win, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 84.4% of the time in the last 90 days (108 of 128).

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Result: Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium · Houston
Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Houston Dynamo 2 · draws 2 · Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: Houston Dynamo 3W 0D 2L · Vancouver Whitecaps 3W 2D 0L

Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 2

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

3.17 / 6

Corners

against 4.83 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.67 / 7

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.43 / 2

Cards

against 2.43 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · Ismail Elfath, USA

22.71 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 14 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 May 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Houston Dynamo for / against	Line	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.17 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.67 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	19.13 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.83 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	15.75 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 22.71 fouls over 14 matches.

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Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Goalkeeper

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Bond	12	871047 min	282.4 /90	221.9 /90	10.1 /90
J. Maurer	1	4545 min	36 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bond n 8	85	1.7 4/2
J. Maurer n 3	55	3.8 3/1

Houston Dynamo Defensive

Houston Dynamo — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Antonio Carlos	11	79869 min	131.3 /90	121.2 /90	70.7 /90	333.4 /90	50.5 /90	00 /90
A. Resch	11	55601 min	131.9 /90	101.5 /90	101.5 /90	284.2 /90	91.3 /90	10.1 /90
Felipe Andrade	9	90808 min	171.9 /90	121.3 /90	60.7 /90	394.3 /90	141.6 /90	50.6 /90
E. Sviatchenko	7	84590 min	81.2 /90	71.1 /90	30.5 /90	284.3 /90	101.5 /90	30.5 /90
F. Negri	4	72288 min	41.3 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	103.1 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
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Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Bond n 8	85	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
M. Bogusz n 8	82.1	0.4 2/1	1.1 6/1	—
Guilherme n 8	80.3	0.8 4/2	3.8 7/7	—
L. Ennali n 8	78.9	0.6 4/0	2 7/5	Édier Ocampo
Antonio Carlos n 8	79.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0	Édier Ocampo
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Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Bogusz n 8	82.1	0.8 4/2
Guilherme n 8	80.3	0.8 3/1
L. Ennali n 8	78.9	1 6/1
Antonio Carlos n 8	79.4	1 5/2
A. Resch n 8	64	2.1 7/3
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Houston Dynamo Attacking

Houston Dynamo — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Bogusz	12	851024 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	282.5 /90	121.1 /90	121.1 /90	121.1 /90
Guilherme	12	831001 min	60.5 /90	40.4 /90	222 /90	151.3 /90	282.5 /90	322.9 /90
E. Ponce	10	76757 min	00 /90	00 /90	91.1 /90	20.2 /90	50.6 /90	20.2 /90
I. Aliyu	4	60240 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90	31.1 /90	20.8 /90
L. Ennali	11	82899 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	80.8 /90	50.5 /90	101 /90	161.6 /90
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Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Bond n 8	85	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Bogusz n 8	82.1	2.9 7/7	1.5 7/3
Guilherme n 8	80.3	2 6/4	1.4 5/3
L. Ennali n 8	78.9	0.9 4/2	0.4 3/0
Antonio Carlos n 8	79.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Bond n 8	85	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Bogusz n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Guilherme n 8	80.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Ennali n 8	78.9	0.4 3/0	0.3 1/1
Antonio Carlos n 8	79.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps Goalkeeper

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Yohei Takaoka	16	911450 min	251.6 /90	140.9 /90	00 /90

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	91.3	1.4 3/1

Vancouver Whitecaps Defensive

Vancouver Whitecaps — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Édier Ocampo	16	811299 min	372.6 /90	141 /90	60.4 /90	684.7 /90	251.7 /90	60.4 /90
Tristan Blackmon	14	881225 min	80.6 /90	80.6 /90	90.7 /90	372.7 /90	171.2 /90	20.1 /90
Mathías Laborda	14	861201 min	272 /90	191.4 /90	20.1 /90	614.6 /90	201.5 /90	20.1 /90
Tate Johnson	14	841181 min	251.9 /90	131 /90	40.3 /90	554.2 /90	120.9 /90	00 /90
R. Priso	8	84675 min	81.1 /90	70.9 /90	60.8 /90	212.8 /90	50.7 /90	10.1 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Yohei Takaoka n 8	91.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0	—
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.9	2.6 7/6	1.9 8/4	—
Édier Ocampo n 8	89.5	1.8 8/5	0.6 4/1	Antonio Carlos
Brian White n 8	86.3	1 4/3	0.4 2/1	—
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	55.1	1.6 3/3	1.4 4/2	—
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.9	1.9 7/3
Édier Ocampo n 8	89.5	3.3 8/7
Brian White n 8	86.3	0.3 2/0
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	55.1	0.8 3/1
Tristan Blackmon n 8	91.3	0.5 2/1
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Vancouver Whitecaps Attacking

Vancouver Whitecaps — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Brian White	16	811293 min	80.6 /90	10.1 /90	463.2 /90	271.9 /90	141 /90	30.2 /90
Kenji Cabrera	11	41453 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	91.8 /90	91.8 /90
Bruno Quiñonez	7	41284 min	10.3 /90	20.6 /90	154.8 /90	61.9 /90	20.6 /90	123.8 /90
Rayan Elloumi	3	3296 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90
Sebastian Berhalter	16	811300 min	70.5 /90	40.3 /90	302.1 /90	120.8 /90	422.9 /90	30.2 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	91.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.9	2.2 7/5	0.9 5/1
Édier Ocampo n 8	89.5	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
Brian White n 8	86.3	4.2 8/6	2.2 6/3
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	55.1	1.8 7/1	1.2 5/1
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 14 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	91.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
Édier Ocampo n 8	89.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Brian White n 8	86.3	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	55.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Houston Dynamo		Vancouver Whitecaps
53%	Possession	47%
1.15	Expected goals (xG)	0.67
14	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	2
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
3	Saves	6
499	Passes	437
89%	Pass accuracy	88%

Houston Dynamo Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bond	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Felipe Andrade	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.3
Antonio Carlos	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.7
A. Resch	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.3
L. Ennali	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
Artur	90	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	7.2
Guilherme	90	1	0	5	3	2	0	0	8.6
E. Ponce	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
J. McGlynn	85	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	7.3
M. Bogusz	84	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	6.9
D. Samassekou	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Bouzat sub	56	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.7
H. Herrera sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Ondrej Lingr sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Mathías Laborda	90	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Sebastian Berhalter	90	3	1	1	4	0	7.5
Brian White	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
Jeevan Badwal	85	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Édier Ocampo	77	1	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Thomas Müller	77	1	1	1	1	0	6.2
Tate Johnson	67	0	0	1	0	Y	7
Kenji Cabrera	67	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Yohei Takaoka	64	0	0	0	0	R	5.7
Oliver Larraz	40	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Andrés Cubas sub	50	0	0	0	4	Y	6.2
Isaac Boehmer sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Mihail Gherasimencov sub	23	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Rayan Elloumi sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ranko Veselinović sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Aziel Jackson sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Houston DynamoLWWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Vancouver WhitecapsWWDDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Houston Dynamo 2 · 2 draws · Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · 4.5 goals/game

2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Houston Dynamo
2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps
2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–4 Houston Dynamo
2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps 6–2 Houston Dynamo

League standing · 2026

Houston Dynamo#5 pos51 pts34 pl0 GD

Vancouver Whitecaps#1 pos64 pts34 pl+40 GD

Goals per game

Houston Dynamo scored1.26

Vancouver Whitecaps scored2.18

Houston Dynamo conceded1.26

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps was Away win.
What is the head-to-head record between Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps?: In their last 6 meetings, Houston Dynamo won 2, Vancouver Whitecaps won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps?: Recent form — Houston Dynamo 3W 0D 2L; Vancouver Whitecaps 3W 2D 0L.

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