HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo managed to find the solution against Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1. D. Quintero was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Vancouver Whitecaps to strike first with a goal of L. Cavallini at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Quintero gave the win to Houston Dynamo in the 50′ minute scoring a double. Houston Dynamo made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Reliant Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere who had the assistance of Adam Wienckowski and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Eric Tattersall. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Houston Dynamo

2 - 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 14
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 108 Attack 91
  • 57 Dangerous attack 44
  • 79 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 59% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Houston Dynamo had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Houston Dynamo won the match​.

Houston Dynamo shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (T. Ulfarsson). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (J. Brown and R. Veselinovic).

Match Timeline

14'
24'
J. Brown- sub ->P. Vite
28'
J. Brown- Yellow
33'
50'
66'
66'
75'
75'
78'
81'
Ranko Veselinovic- Yellow
84'
R. Raposo- sub ->R. Veselinovic
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After playing this match, Houston Dynamo has 4 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps stays with 1 points (28th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 9th of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps will play away agasint Minnesota United on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.3
D
Daniel Steres 2.United States
7.1
D
A. Lundkvist 3.Sweden
6.8
D
T. Parker 5.United States
7.4
D
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
7.3
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
7.4
78'
M
Matías Vera 22.Argentina
6.7
M
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
8.2
75' 33', 50'
F
Fafà Picault 10.Haiti
7.3
90'
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
7.4
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
6.6
75'
Substitutes
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
D
Zeca 37.Brazil
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
90'
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
6.7
75'
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
6.7
78'
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
6.5
75' 88'
F
Tyler Pasher 19.Canada

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

The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark (6.3), Griffin Dorsey (7.3), Tim Parker (7.4), Daniel Steres (7.1), Adam Lundqvist (6.8), Darwin Quintero (8.2), Matías Vera (6.7), Adalberto Carrasquilla (7.4), Fafà Picault (7.3), Sebastián Ferreira (6.6) and Corey Baird (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Junqua, Memo Rodríguez (6.7), Þorleifur Úlfarsson (6.5), Zeca, Darwin Cerén (6.7), Tyler Pasher, Teenage Hadebe, Zarek Valentin and Michael Nelson.

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (75′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (75′), A. Carrasquilla for D. Ceren (78′) and F. Picault for T. Hadebe (90′).

Best player: Darwin Quintero​

The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Darwin Quintero.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 50 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Thomas Hasal 1.Canada
6.2
D
F. Jungwirth 26.Germany
6.8
66'
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
7.5
84' 81'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
7.3
M
Cristián Gutiérrez 3.Canada
7.1
M
Leonard Owusu 17.Ghana
6.8
66'
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
6.4
90'
M
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
7.3
F
Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland
6.8
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
7.1
14'
F
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.8
24'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 60.Canada
D
M. Godinho 2.Canada
6.7
66'
D
J. Nerwinski 28.United States
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.5
24' 28'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.0
84'
M
Michael Baldisimo 33.Canada
F
T. Ricketts 87.Canada
90'
F
Déiber Caicedo 7.Colombia
7.4
66'

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

Vanni Sartini played with: Thomas Hasal (6.2), Tristan Blackmon (7.3), Ranko Veselinović (7.5), Florian Jungwirth (6.8), Cristián Gutiérrez (7.1), Russell Teibert (6.4), Leonard Owusu (6.8), Cristián Dájome (7.3), Pedro Vite (6.8), Ryan Gauld (6.8) and Lucas Cavallini (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastian Berhalter, Marcus Godinho (6.7), Jakob Nerwiński, Tosaint Ricketts, Isaac Boehmer, Ryan Raposo (7.0), Michael Baldisimo, Déiber Caicedo (7.4) and Javain Brown (6.5).

Vancouver Whitecaps could not rely on the presence of J. Brown (injured).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: P. Vite for J. Brown (24′), L. Owusu for D. Caicedo (67′), F. Jungwirth for M. Godinho (67′), R. Veselinovic for R. Raposo (84′) and R. Teibert for T. Ricketts (90′).

Best player: Ranko Veselinović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ranko Veselinović.

His rating is (7.5) with 23 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Results of the day

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