xF.
Houston Dynamo

0–3

xG 0.83–1.82

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Vancouver Whitecaps

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Wed 16 Jul, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

VAN deserved this on chance quality. VAN leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. HOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
VAN led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 0.83–1.82. A penalty does a lot of VAN's xG.

HOUVAN
0.49Open play0.76
0.33Set play1.06
0.14Corners0.00
0.00Penalties0.79
Shot profileFact
VAN were working into good areas, 12 shots for five big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 11–12.

HOUVAN

Shots

11 – 12

xG / shot

0.08 – 0.15

On target

2 – 7

Inside box

7 – 11

Outside box

4 – 1

Blocked

3 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

2 – 5

Big missed

2 – 3

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
VAN scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 4', and they scored again.

First half

  • 4'Emmanuel Sabbi scores (left foot shot).
  • 14'Yellow, Sebastian Berhalter (Foul).
  • 34'Yellow, Amine Bassi (Foul).
  • 38'Yellow, Emmanuel Sabbi (Foul).
  • 42'Sebastian Berhalter scores (right foot shot, Brian White).

Second half

  • 49'Yellow, Brooklyn Raines (Foul).
  • 50'Yellow, Brian White (Foul).
  • 55'Brian White misses a penalty.
  • 56'Brian White scores (right foot shot).
  • 59'Griffin Dorsey on, Felipe Andrade off.
  • 59'Sebastian Kowalczyk on, Amine Bassi off.
  • 59'Ondrej Lingr on, Lawrence Ennali off.
  • 70'Yellow, Tate Johnson (Foul).
  • 72'Andrés Cubas on, Ralph Priso off.
  • 72'Jayden Nelson on, Daniel Ríos off.
  • 75'Yellow, Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  • 78'Femi Awodesu on, Ethan Bartlow off.
  • 78'Duane Holmes on, Artur  off.
  • 85'Belal Halbouni on, Ranko Veselinović off.
  • 85'J.C. Ngando on, Emmanuel Sabbi off.
  • 89'Yellow, Femi Awodesu (Foul).
  • 90+4'Jeevan Badwal on, Sebastian Berhalter off.
  • 90+7'Yellow, Franco Escobar (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3Fact
VAN left a back four and a front three for a 3-4-3.
xAnalysis

They have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against HOU's wide players.

HOU · 4-2-3-1VAN · 3-4-3

2468101121223135361241113141516182428EscobarBartlowArturBassiPonceEnnaliMcGlynnCabezasBondRainesAndradeTakaokaLabordaVeselinovićSabbiPrisoRíosUtvikBerhalterOcampoWhiteJohnson
Player ratingsFact
VAN's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.6–7.1. McGlynn led the card at 7.7.

HOU

21Jack McGlynnMF907.74
35Brooklyn RainesMF907.32
31Jonathan BondGK907.20
25Griffin DorseyMF316.90
10Ezequiel PonceFW906.60
14Duane HolmesMF126.51
27Sebastian KowalczykMF316.51
6ArturMF786.50
11Lawrence EnnaliMF596.50
8Amine BassiMF596.41
9Ondrej LingrMF316.40
4Ethan BartlowDF786.30
22Pablo Antonio Ortiz CabezasDF906.20
24Femi AwodesuDF126.20
2Franco EscobarDF906.00
36Felipe AndradeDF595.91

VAN

18Édier OcampoMF907.72
16Sebastian BerhalterMF907.62
24Brian WhiteFW907.62
2Mathías LabordaDF907.50
11Emmanuel SabbiFW857.50
15Bjørn Inge UtvikDF907.40
1Yohei TakaokaGK907.00
13Ralph PrisoMF726.80
7Jayden NelsonFW186.70
20Andrés CubasMF186.70
4Ranko VeselinovićDF856.60
26J.C. NgandoMF56.50
12Belal HalbouniDF56.50
28Tate JohnsonMF906.40
14Daniel RíosFW726.41
59Jeevan BadwalMF10.00
Missing playersFact
HOU named 2 absences.
xAnalysis

VAN had none stored.

HOU

  • Daniel SteresUnavailable
  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable

VAN

None stored.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

VAN had the first half. HOU had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
HOU pinned the night in VAN's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, HOU played through the middle.

HOU thirdMiddleVAN third
20%40%40%
HOUVAN
Match statsFact
HOU had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

VAN had the better chances.

HOUVAN

Possession

59% – 41%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

482 – 333

Lge 461.9

Corners

6 – 1

Lge 4.8

Tackles

11 – 9

Lge 15.4

npxG

0.83 – 1.03