Match Report
In the standings it was Vancouver Whitecaps 1st on 49 points, Houston Dynamo 2nd on 44 — separated by 5. Houston Dynamo had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Vancouver Whitecaps were scoring 2.24 and conceding 0.92, Houston Dynamo 1.31 and 1.15, 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.
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