Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 8/17/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Houston Dynamo
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Location: BC Place in Vancouver, BC
TV: MLS Season Pass
The Dynamo (7-7-11) are traveling to BC Place in Vancouver, BC on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Whitecaps (13-6-6). The Whitecaps are priced at -152 and the Dynamo are at +126. The over/under comes in at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Yohei Takaoka for Vancouver and Jonathan Bond for Houston.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC has a total of 58 SVs and they have earned a save percentage of 67.8% this year. This team's goal differential is at 15 with the help of 43 goals put in the net and also 28 goals conceded. For the year, this team comes in with an average of 1.80 points per match (45 points) and they also rank 9th among MLS teams with 31 assists. The Whitecaps are ranked 9th in the category of goals expected having 40.4, and the expected goals against sit at 29.3. Vancouver has recorded 53 yellow cards this year and 2 red cards. The Whitecaps have surrendered 28 goals while conceding 1.12 goals per 90, and opponents have compiled 87 shots on target on them. They have amassed 11 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 44.0% this season.
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The Dynamo are averaging 1.1 points per match while totaling 21 assists and 2 red cards. Houston has recorded a clean sheet percentage of 32.0% so far this season in addition to 65 yellow card warnings. Houston Dynamo ranks 21st in regard to goals relinquished with 41, and the team's difference in goals is sitting at -9. For the year, Houston has a save percentage of 61.0% (105 shots on target against), and are ranked 22nd in Major League Soccer with 28 points. The club's goals against/90 minutes is 1.64 with 63 saves, and they have tallied 8 shutouts. The Houston Dynamo have recorded 32 goals and their expected goals for the year is at 32.1.
The man who will protect the net for Vancouver will be Yohei Takaoka. Takaoka has played for 8,190 mins and has earned 237 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.32 (120 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 66.0%. The goalkeeper from Japan has faced 359 shots tried against him in 91 starts. Takaoka (38-26-27 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 26 clean sheets, which gives him a 28.6%% shutout percentage.
Jonathan Bond will reside in front of the goal for Houston. In his career, Bond has surrendered 176 goals while tallying 328 stops in 106 starting assignments. He has given up 1.68 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 38-30-38. He sports a save percentage of 65.3% and his clean sheet rate sits at 19.1%%. Bond has tallied 20 shutouts while defending 502 shots attempted against him in 9,429 mins in his career.
Brian White is one member of the side who can help decide the match for Vancouver. The forward representing the United States has totaled 73 goals scored in 12,651 professional minutes played. White has been a starter in 148 matches in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.52 G/90. He has totaled 16 assists while accumulating 162 pts in his career.
Houston is being led onto the pitch by Ezequiel Ponce, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The forward from Argentina has been on the field for 2,645 mins while scoring 12 goals. He sports an average of 0.41 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 32 games during his pro soccer career. He has tallied 25 points in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 1 times.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vancouver Whitecaps (+126)
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