Match Report
In the standings it was Vancouver Whitecaps 1st on 43 points, Houston Dynamo 2nd on 39 — separated by 4. Vancouver Whitecaps had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Vancouver Whitecaps were scoring 2.29 and conceding 0.86, Houston Dynamo 1.36 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Houston Dynamo had won four straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Vancouver Whitecaps, 13/15 for Houston Dynamo.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for Vancouver Whitecaps, 2 for Houston Dynamo and 5 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won.
R. Montero officiated: 54 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. Vancouver Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,500. On the scoreboard, Houston Dynamo led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Houston Dynamo: Franco Negri (34')
Key stats
Possession: Vancouver Whitecaps 64% · Houston Dynamo 36% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 8-2