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Vancouver Whitecaps

1–1

xG 2.11–0.78

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Houston Dynamo

BC Place

Vancouver · Sun 17 Aug, 18:00 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 54,500

xVerdict

A draw that VAN will feel they left behind. VAN leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
VAN led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 45% of VAN's xG.

VANHOU
1.15Open play0.29
0.96Set play0.49
0.06Free kicks0.00
0.11Corners0.31
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
HOU shot from poor areas, 12 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

VAN worked into better areas, 14 shots for three big chances.

VANHOU

Shots

14 – 12

xG / shot

0.15 – 0.06

On target

3 – 2

Inside box

10 – 5

Outside box

4 – 7

Blocked

6 – 3

Woodwork

2 – 0

Big chances

3 – 1

Big missed

2 – 1

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
HOU went a player down.
xAnalysis

The red arrived in the 90'.

First half

  • 6'Brian White scores from the spot (Penalty).
  • 26'Yellow, Andrés Cubas (Foul).
  • 36'Yellow, Belal Halbouni (Foul).
  • 39'Yellow, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Foul).
  • 42'Yellow, Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas (Foul).
  • 45+1'Yellow, Brooklyn Raines (Foul).

Second half

  • 46'Bjørn Inge Utvik on, Tristan Blackmon off.
  • 61'Ali Ahmed on, Emmanuel Sabbi off.
  • 61'Thomas Müller on, Jeevan Badwal off.
  • 64'Ethan Bartlow on, Antônio Carlos off.
  • 64'Amine Bassi on, Sebastian Kowalczyk off.
  • 65'Yellow, Amine Bassi (Foul).
  • 72'Lawrence Ennali on, Ezequiel Ponce off.
  • 76'Daniel Ríos on, Brian White off.
  • 82'Toyosi Olusanya on, Ondrej Lingr off.
  • 82'Júnior Urso on, Felipe Andrade off.
  • 90+1'Artur scores (right foot shot, Amine Bassi).
  • 90+2'Kenji Cabrera on, Jayden Nelson off.
  • 90+6'Second yellow, Brooklyn Raines (Time wasting).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-4-2Fact
VAN left a back four and a front three for a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

HOU have two strikers against a back four. VAN have the extra midfielder.

VAN · 4-2-3-1HOU · 4-4-2

12711121618202433593691021222527313536TakaokaLabordaNelsonSabbiHalbouniBerhalterOcampoCubasWhiteBlackmonBadwalCarlosArturLingrPonceMcGlynnCabezasDorseyKowalczykBondRainesAndrade
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.9–6.8. Artur was the top mark.

VAN

16Sebastian BerhalterMF907.33
20Andrés CubasMF907.30
11Emmanuel SabbiMF617.21
33Tristan BlackmonDF467.00
18Édier OcampoDF907.03
2Mathías LabordaDF907.00
24Brian WhiteFW766.80
13Thomas MüllerFW296.70
1Yohei TakaokaGK906.70
12Belal HalbouniDF906.70
15Bjørn Inge UtvikDF446.61
22Ali AhmedDF296.61
7Jayden NelsonMF906.60
14Daniel RíosFW146.60
59Jeevan BadwalMF616.50
17Kenji CabreraFW10.00

HOU

6ArturMF907.50
9Ondrej LingrMF827.12
8Amine BassiMF267.02
25Griffin DorseyDF906.91
3Antônio CarlosDF646.80
22Pablo Antonio Ortiz CabezasDF906.70
30Júnior UrsoMF86.70
36Felipe AndradeDF826.70
21Jack McGlynnMF906.62
27Sebastian KowalczykFW646.61
31Jonathan BondGK906.60
11Lawrence EnnaliFW186.60
10Ezequiel PonceFW726.50
35Brooklyn RainesMF906.51
12Toyosi OlusanyaFW86.50
4Ethan BartlowDF266.50
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–4.

VAN

  • Ryan GauldUnavailable
  • Ranko VeselinovićUnavailable

HOU

  • UnknownUnavailable
  • Daniel SteresUnavailable
  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable
  • Nelson QuiñónesUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

HOU had the first half. VAN had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

The ball did not settle in either final third.

VAN thirdMiddleHOU third
29%41%30%
VANHOU
Match statsFact
VAN had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 53%–47%.

VANHOU

Possession

53% – 47%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

530 – 474

Lge 461.9

Corners

4 – 4

Lge 4.8

Tackles

14 – 12

Lge 15.4

npxG

1.32 – 0.78