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Major League Soccer
Jun 1, 2023 at 3.30am UK
BC Place Stadium
Houston Dynamo

Vancouver
6 - 2
Houston

Vite (1'), Gressel (18', 59'), White (46'), Berhalter (88'), Gauld (90+5')
Gressel (41'), Laborda (71'), Cordova (79')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Baird (8'), Bassi (16')
Micael (66'), Carrasquilla (69'), Clark (85')
Quinones (69')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Louis City 3-1 Vancouver
Sunday, May 28 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 2-1 Austin
Sunday, May 28 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Houston Dynamo

The Whitecaps' speed and ability to transition effectively on that quick artificial turf might be too much for the Dynamo to handle, while the visitors look overwhelmed and out of sorts when on the back foot away from home.

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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 61.69%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 16.59%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.29%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (5.42%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Vancouver Whitecaps would win this match.

Result
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawHouston Dynamo
61.69% (0.045999999999999 0.05) 21.71% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01) 16.59% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Both teams to score 49.52% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.53% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)47.47% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.31% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)69.68% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.14% (0.013000000000005 0.01)14.86% (-0.012 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.81% (0.023000000000003 0.02)43.19% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.17% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)41.83% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.71% (-0.038 -0.04)78.29% (0.038000000000011 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Vancouver Whitecaps 61.68%
    Houston Dynamo 16.59%
    Draw 21.71%
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawHouston Dynamo
1-0 @ 11.85% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 11.29% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.85% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 7.18% (0.011 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.26% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 3.42% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.98% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.73% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-0 @ 1.31% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.3%
5-1 @ 1.14% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 61.68%
1-1 @ 10.32% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.22% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-2 @ 4.29% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 21.71%
0-1 @ 5.42% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-2 @ 4.5% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.36% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 1.31% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.25% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 16.59%

How you voted: Vancouver vs Houston

Vancouver Whitecaps
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Houston Dynamo
0.0%
5
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2022 3.30am
Vancouver
2-1
Houston
Becher (89'), Cavallini (90+2')
Cavallini (78'), Gauld (81')
Picault (6')
Herrera (53')
Mar 12, 2022 11.30pm
Sep 30, 2021 2am
gameweek 37
Houston
0-0
Vancouver

Baldisimo (47'), Dajome (55')
Jul 21, 2021 3am
gameweek 19
Vancouver
0-0
Houston

Rose (24'), Alexandre (83')

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

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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