Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: The Whitecaps won’t find it easy this time

Houston Dynamo have maintained their unbeaten run for the last 6 games in a row but recently they picked up just 2 points in their last 2 matches. Their last game ended in a 1-1 draw against St. Louis City, and by all indication the team is not happy about throwing vital points. So their objective in this game is clear, and that is to pick up all 3 points.

Vancouver Whitecaps are the visitors in this game and it is another opportunity for them to continue their very fine form. They won their last match 2-1 against Toronto FC away from home and another win here, would surely boost their confidence.

Houston Dynamo are once again playing on their home ground like they did in the last match against St. Louis City. They are currently unbeaten in their last 6 games in all competition and that is the sort of stats this team will hope to maintain until the end of the campaign.

Their last 5 league games ended in 3 wins against Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew, and 2 draws against LA Galaxy and St. Louis City SC. And in their last 5 home league games, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Houston Dynamo’s most recent game was against. St. Louis City at home and the game ended in a 1-1 draw at full time. The first goal came through Corey Baird in the 42nd minute and ST. Louis City got the equalizer in the 87th minute through Joao Klauss. The game ended as a stalemate at full time.

• Houston Dynamo have not lost the last 6 matches.
• They have played less than 2.5 goals in 4/5 matches.
• They scored first in 5/7 matches.
• They won the first half in 6/7 matches.
• 4/5 of their matches ended with more than 4.5 cards.
• 5/6 of their matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

The Whitecaps have been in very good form alright, but this is the sort of game that can test them. They won the previous meeting against this opposition, putting in 6 goals in that game. Their last 5 league games ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won games against Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire and Toronto, then played a draw against New York City, but lost against San Jose Earthquakes.

Their away form in the league is also good, as they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 away games in the MLS. The most recent away game they played was against Toronto FC, and they won by 2 goals to 1.

Against Toronto, the opening goal was scored by Deandre Kerr to put Toronto FC in the lead in the 50th minute. But The Whitecaps responded with the equalizer from Tristan Blackmon in the 56th minute and then the winning goal from Brian White in the 66th minute.

• The Whitecaps have not lost their last 4 matches.
• In 8/10 of their matches, both teams scored.
• 7/7 of their matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Vancouver Whitecaps won 9 matches, while Houston Dynamo won 6 matches and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Both teams are without a clean sheet in the last 3 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 8/10 matches.
• Both teams scored in 8/10 matches.

According to Analysis, Houston Dynamo have scored 37 goals and conceded 32 goals in the MLS. They average 1.3 goals per game and their conversion rate is 12%, while conceding an average of 1.1 goals per game and they have 12 clean sheets. They also average 4.0 corners per game.

Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 45 goals and conceded 37 goals in the MLS. They average 1.7 goals per game and their conversion rate is 12%, while conceding an average of 1.4 goals per game and they have 6 clean sheets. They also average 6.0 corners per game.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.61 Odds
• Corey Baird to Score Anytime at 2.87 Odds