VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps obliterates Houston Dynamo 6-2 with goals of P. Vite (1′), Julian Gressel (18′), Brian White (46′), Julian Gressel (59′), S. Berhalter (88′) and Ryan Gauld (90′). On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo scored with ​ Corey Baird (8′), Amine Bassi (16′).

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Mark Allatin with the collaboration of Logan Brown and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Alain Ruch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Vancouver Whitecaps

6 - 2

Houston Dynamo

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 16 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 97 Attack 105
  • 46 Dangerous attack 30
  • 82 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Vancouver Whitecaps was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the match​.

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 14 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards (Julian Gressel, M. Laborda and Sergio Córdova). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (Micael, Adalberto Carrasquilla and Steve Clark).

Also, Houston Dynamo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (69′).

Match Timeline

P. Vite(goal)Brian White
1'
8'
16'
Amine Bassi(goal)Daniel Steres
18'
41'
Brian White(goal)
46'
Ranko Veselinovic- sub ->J. Brown
46'
59'
63'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf
63'
64'
N. Quiñónes- sub ->Corey Baird
66'
Micael- Yellow
69'
N. Quiñónes- Red
69'
A. Carrasquilla- Yellow
Mathías Laborda- Yellow
70'
72'
Russell Teibert- sub ->Julian Gressel
72'
79'
79'
79'
Luis Caicedo- sub ->Artur
79'
Erik Sviatchenko- sub ->Daniel Steres
84'
Steve Clark- Yellow
Sebastian Berhalter(goal)
88'
89'
Ryan Gauld (goal)S. Berhalter
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this contest, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 20 points to lose in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo will stay with 18 points to gain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 20th of October with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (3 draws).

Houston Dynamo will play away agasint Portland Timbers on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo will play the return match on the at the BBVA Compass Stadium

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
7.0
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
6.8
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
5.8
46'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.7
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
6.4
70'
M
Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland
7.1
90'
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
6.8
63'
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
8.1
72' 41' 18', 59'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
6.2
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
7.1
79' 1'
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.8
72' 46'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Karifa Yao 12.Canada
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.6
46'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
7.4
63' 88'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
6.6
72'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
6.4
72' 79'
F
Déiber Caicedo 7.Colombia
6.7
79'
F
Simon Becher 29.United States

Vancouver Whitecaps started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka (7.0), Javain Brown (5.8), Mathías Laborda (6.4), Tristan Blackmon (6.7), Luís Martins (6.8), Julian Gressel (8.1), Andrés Cubas (6.2), Alessandro Schöpf (6.8), Pedro Vite (7.1), Ryan Gauld (7.1) and Brian White (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sergio Córdova (6.4), Karifa Yao, Déiber Caicedo (6.7), Isaac Boehmer, Sebastian Berhalter (7.4), Ryan Raposo, Ranko Veselinović (6.6), Simon Becher and Russell Teibert (6.6).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: J. Brown for Ranko Veselinović (46′), Alessandro Schöpf for S. Berhalter (63′), Brian White for Sergio Córdova (72′), Julian Gressel for Russell Teibert (72′) and P. Vite for Déiber Caicedo (79′).

Best player: Julian Gressel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Julian Gressel.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
5.1
84'
D
Daniel Steres 5.United States
6.8
79'
D
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
6.1
D
Ethan Bartlow 4.United States
6.3
D
Micael 31.Brazil
5.8
66'
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
7.6
89'
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.7
69'
M
Artur 6.Brazil
6.6
79'
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.5
64' 8'
F
Amine Bassi 8.Morocco
7.5
16'
F
Ibrahim Aliyu 18.Nigeria
5.5
63'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 13.United States
D
Chase Gasper 30.United States
D
Erik Sviatchenko 28.Denmark
6.2
79'
M
I. Franco 7.Paraguay
89'
M
Luis Caicedo 27.Colombia
6.6
79'
M
B. Raines 35.United States
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
6.4
63'
F
N. Quiñónes 21.Colombia
4.1
64' 69'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay

Houston Dynamo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark (5.1), Franco Escobar (6.1), Daniel Steres (6.8), Ethan Bartlow (6.3), Micael (5.8), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.7), Artur (6.6), Héctor Herrera (7.6), Amine Bassi (7.5), Ibrahim Aliyu (5.5) and Corey Baird (6.5).

They had on the bench: Andrew Tarbell, Erik Sviatchenko (6.2), Sebastián Ferreira, Chase Gasper, Þorleifur Úlfarsson (6.4), Iván Franco, Luis Caicedo (6.6), Brooklyn Raines and Nelson Quiñones (4.1).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: Ibrahim Aliyu for Þorleifur Úlfarsson (63′), Corey Baird for Nelson Quiñones (64′), Artur for Luis Caicedo (79′), Daniel Steres for Erik Sviatchenko (79′) and Héctor Herrera for Ivan Franco (89′).

Best player: Héctor Herrera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.

His rating is (7.6) with 76 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​