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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/18/2024

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Game: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC

TV: MLS Season Pass

BC Place Stadium is where the Dynamo (9-7-7) will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps FC (11-5-7) on Friday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Yohei Takaoka for Vancouver and Steve Clark for Houston.

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The Whitecaps are ranked 19th in relation to expected goals having 33.3, and the xGA are sitting at 31.6. The Whitecaps have surrendered 31 goals while surrendering 1.35 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have accumulated 94 SoT against them. Their differential on goals is 9 by means of 40 goals put in the net in addition to 31 goals conceded. They are sitting with 4 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 17.4% this year. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has earned 62 saves and they have a SV rate of 69.1 on the campaign. Vancouver is sitting with 42 yellow card warnings so far this year and 2 red cards. On the year, the team is sitting with an average of 1.65 pts per fixture (38 pts) and are 14th in soccer with 27 assists.

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The Houston Dynamo have recorded 31 goals and their xG the season sits at 28.6. This team's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.17 in addition to 70 saves, and they have recorded 5 clean sheets. So far this year, Houston has a save percentage of 74.5 (98 SoTA), and rank 14th in the league with 34 points. Houston sits at 13th when talking about goals allowed having 27, and the goal difference is 4. Houston has a clean sheet percentage of 21.7% on the campaign and 47 yellow card warnings. The Dynamo are averaging 1.48 points per match while earning 22 assists and 1 red card.

The man protecting the net for Vancouver is Yohei Takaoka. Takaoka has defended the goal a total of 18,669 minutes and has accumulated 445 saves during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.22 (203 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 69.7. The goalkeeper born in Japan has had 644 shots sent in his direction in 208 career starting assignments. Takaoka (91-54-63 mark in his career) has accumulated 59 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 28.4% shutout percentage.

Steve Clark will look after the goal for Houston. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 126-91-125. Clark has racked up 84 shutouts while seeing 1,634 shots against him in 30,714 career minutes. During his career, Clark has given up 481 goals and has racked up 1,154 saves in 343 starts. He holds a save percentage of 72.5 and his shutout rate is 24.5%.

Brian White is one man who can be a force in the game for Vancouver. He has totaled 20 assists while accumulating 2 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward hailing from the United States has totaled 69 goals scored in 12,476 mins played. White has been given a starting assignment in 146 games during his soccer career and tallies 0.50 G/90.

Houston features an attacker in Ibrahim Aliyu, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. The forward hailing from Nigeria has been on the field for 8,902 mins and he has scored 23 goals. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 109 games thus far in his career. He has earned 0 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vancouver

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