Major League Soccer · Matchday 20
- Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:30:00 UTCBC PlaceMatchday 20
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Vancouver Whitecaps 39%Draw 34%Houston Dynamo 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Vancouver WhitecapsHouston Dynamo
64Possession36
1.32Expected goals (xG)0.55
17Shots9
1Shots on target5
10Shots off target1
6Blocked shots3
12Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box3
7Corners2
0Offsides2
13Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves1
577Passes353
506Accurate passes285
88Pass accuracy81
Match events
- 26'Andrés Cubas
- 34'Franco Negri
- 37'Agustin Resch
- 41'Agustín Bouzat
- 46'Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly → Thomas Müller
- 66'Rayan Elloumi · VAR
- 70'Guilherme ← Duncan McGuire
- 73'Emmanuel Sabbi → Bruno Caicedo
- 74'Andrés Cubas → Ralph Priso
- 75'Franco Negri ← Marcelo Saracchi
- 75'Hector Herrera ← Diadie Samassékou
- 79'Lawrence Ennali ← Duane Holmes
- 88'Tate Johnson → Samuel Adekugbe
- 88'Édier Ocampo Vidal
Vancouver Whitecaps · Houston Dynamo
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
336.3Blackmon
206.0↓74'Cubas
76.3↓46'Sabaly
116.3↓73'Sabbi
16.3Takaoka
86.3Larraz
256.3Gauld
26.3Laborda
186.3↓88'Vidal
286.3↓88'Johnson
196.3Elloumi
166.8↓75'Herrera
317.3Bond
66.8Artur
196.8Bogusz
86.8McGlynn
306.5Bouzat
218.2↓75'Negri
57.2Halter
206.8↓70'Guilherme
116.8↓79'Ennali
346.9Resch
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Vancouver Whitecaps
- 33Tristan Blackmon6.3
- 20Andrés Cubas6.0
- 7Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly6.3
- 11Emmanuel Sabbi6.3
- 1Yohei Takaoka6.3
- 8Oliver Larraz6.3
- 25Ryan Gauld6.3
- 2Mathías Laborda6.3
- 18Édier Ocampo Vidal6.3
- 28Tate Johnson6.3
- 19Rayan Elloumi6.3
Houston Dynamo
- 16Hector Herrera6.8
- 31Jonathan Bond7.3
- 6Artur6.8
- 19Mateusz Bogusz6.8
- 8Jack McGlynn6.8
- 30Agustín Bouzat6.5
- 21Franco Negri8.2
- 5Lucas Halter7.2
- 20Guilherme6.8
- 11Lawrence Ennali6.8
- 34Agustin Resch6.9
Vancouver WhitecapsTale of the tapeHouston Dynamo
4-4-2Formation3-6-1
34 ptsTable35 pts
+21Goal difference+4
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Vancouver Whitecaps 1W1D2W Houston Dynamo
Goals 4–3
- 2026-08-20Vancouver Whitecaps0–1Houston Dynamo
- 2026-05-17Houston Dynamo1–0Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2025-08-18Vancouver Whitecaps1–1Houston Dynamo
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | +21 | 34 |
| Houston Dynamo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 35 |