Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on September 18th, 2024

Today is a betting day for the match between Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2024. Soccer fans are increasingly keeping an eye on the USA Major League Soccer, which is especially good for sports bettors. In addition, it is a league that presents many opportunities to profit from online betting.

As we mentioned above, today, our prediction is for the game Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps in a game by the Western Conference match that takes place on September 18th, 2024 at 00:30h (UTC) at Shell Energy Stadium.

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Introduction to the Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps betting tip 2024

The last matches between two teams also tend to serve as an indicator. In this case, Houston Dynamo have won 5 times while Vancouver Whitecaps has 3 wins in the last 10 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

And since we mentioned the recent history factor, it is worth pointing out that it is always good to consider the relevant history in the league, so for this match, we must mention that Houston Dynamo has 2 Major League Soccer wins, while the Vancouver Whitecaps has never won the competition.

So by the factor of tradition in the league, we can see that the Houston Dynamo already shows greater strength.

Details about the Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo won the last match played. The clash against Real Salt Lake, valid for Major League Soccer, ended with a score of 4-1. In addition, the men of B. Olsen took the field in this last match in the 4-2-3-1 formation, so it is quite possible that this is the team formation for this Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2024 match as well.

The Houston Dynamo is coming into the match with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 losses and 8 draws so far. The team adds 44 points and is in 7th place in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer.

Although his position guarantees a spot in the first round of the MLS playoffs, they must improve their position to earn a place in continental competitions.

Houston Dynamo Numbers

At the end of round 28 in Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo scored 41 goals and conceded 32 goals.

Aliyu Ibrahim has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 6 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Houston Dynamo to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Houston Dynamo team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 59.61%.

Details about Vancouver Whitecaps

The Vancouver Whitecaps comes to the game in the same position as their rival. Since the team is also coming from a victory for this duel. In the Major League Soccer, the team faced SJ Earthquakes and the score ended 2-0.

The Vancouver Whitecaps is coming into this Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2024 match with 45 points, in 6th place in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer, in in a campaign that has a total of 13 wins and 8 losses, in addition to 6 draws.

Although the Vancouver Whitecaps position guarantees a spot in the first round of the MLS playoffs, the team must improve its ranking to obtain places at continental competitions.

Vancouver Whitecaps records

After 27 rounds, Vancouver Whitecaps has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 46 goals for and 35 conceded.

With an average possession rate of 47.74%, Vancouver Whitecaps tends to adopt a reactive style of play, according to league data. This approach could work well when playing away from home, as the team can use counterattacks to take advantage of the spaces created by the home team's attacking moves.

Vancouver Whitecaps fans have Brian White as their main goalscoring hope this season. There have already been 12 goals scored by the Attacker in the competition, which was vital to gaining valuable points for the team.

Away Vancouver Whitecaps does not usually give much chance to opponents, with a balance of 7 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws in the Major League Soccer.

Good markets to bet on Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Major League Soccer, it is evident that the Houston Dynamo team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Houston Dynamo to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.73 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Betting on goals

Vancouver Whitecaps has an average of 1.7 goals scored, while Houston Dynamo concedes on average 1.14 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in Major League Soccer, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 2.2 are pretty attractive.

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