Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, Preview and Odds - 5/22/21
The Houston Dynamo will be trying to remain unbeaten at home when they face the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. The Dynamo are coming off a 3-1 loss to Colorado. The Whitecaps are coming off a 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City.
Vancouver is 5-3-2 in its last 10 games against Houston.
Dynamo Trying To Bounce Back From Loss
The Dynamo had their three-game unbeaten streak snapped by Colorado in their last game, giving them their second loss of the season. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Whitecaps, which will give them their second consecutive home win.
Houston is an average offensive team, scoring seven goals in their first six games. They managed only one goal in their last game despite 50 percent of their shots being on target. Christian Ramirez scored the lone goal for Houston, while Adam Lundqvist picked up an assist.
Houston has struggled defensively, giving up eight goals in six games. However, they play better at home, giving up three goals in three games and will need to keep up the intensity if they want to get the win on Saturday.
Whitecaps Trying To Snap Two-Game Losing Streak
The Whitecaps aren’t playing well at the moment and they’ve lost three of their last four games. They will try to put an end to their losing streak with a win over the Dynamo, which will give them three-straight wins against Houston.
Vancouver has struggled offensively, scoring five goals in six games. They didn’t score a goal in either of their last two games and will need to put an end to the drought if they want to have a chance to win this game.
Cristián Dájome has been the bright spot for the Whitecaps offensively, leading the team with three goals. Lucas Cavallini has scored a goal for the Whitecaps, while Cristián Gutiérrez leads the team with two assists.
Vancouver has also struggled defensively, giving up seven goals in six games. Their defense was pounded by Kansas City in their last game, giving up three goals. Maxime Crépeau saved 57.1 percent of the shots he faced and will need to play better if they want to win this game.
Side: Houston Dynamo -190
Vancouver has lost three of four games and is still in search of their first road win of the season. They have given up six goals in three road games and will have a hard time slowing down the Dynamo, who are unbeaten at home. Offensively, the Whitecaps also haven’t played well scoring two goals in three road, games. The Dynamo don’t give up a lot of goals at home and they won’t have trouble slowing down the Whitecaps in this game. With Vancouver losing 10 of its last 12 road games, Houston is the smart bet here.
Total: Under 3
Houston is averaging 1.16 goals per game, and their average goes up to 1.33 goals per game at home. They are facing a defense that is giving up 1.16 goals per game and will hit their average in this game. The Whitecaps are averaging 0.83 goals per game, and their average drops to 0.66 goals per game on the road. Even though they averaged two goals per game in their last three games against the Dynamo, Houston is giving up 0.66 goals per game at home, so don’t expect Vancouver to score enough goals to push the score over the total.