Houston Dynamo take shutout streak into matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps

Updated Aug. 18, 2026 2:16 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Houston Dynamo (11-6-2, third in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (11-3-4, second in the Western Conference)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Vancouver -196, Houston +454, Draw +337; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo head into a matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps after recording four straight shutout wins.

The Whitecaps are 9-2-4 in conference games. The Whitecaps have a 37-1-1 record in games they score three or more goals.

The Dynamo are 8-6-1 against Western Conference opponents. Mateusz Bogusz leads the 10th-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with four goals. The Dynamo have scored 28.

The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season. The Dynamo won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brian White has scored 10 goals and added two assists for the Whitecaps. Thomas Muller has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Bogusz has four goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Guilherme has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 16-3-11, averaging 5.4 goals, 18.9 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

Dynamo: 23-2-5, averaging 4.8 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 10.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Bruno Caicedo (injured), Jeevan Badwal (injured), Aleksa Cvetkovic (injured), Kwasi Poku (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Brian White (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Ranko Veselinovic (injured).

Dynamo: Marcelo Saracchi (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured), Felipe De Andrade Vieira (injured), Ibrahim Aliyu (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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