The Whitecaps are winless on the season, and travel to a stadium they’ve only won once in when they visit the Dynamo on Saturday.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are one of just three teams in MLS without a point, a situation they hope to remedy when they travel south to Houston to face the Dynamo in the always-tough confines of BBVA Compass Stadium.
The Caps have shown improvement each game they’ve been on the field, but their second road game of the season is a particularly tough one, coming on a field they’ve only won one game in six tries on.Broadcast: TSN/CTV, TSN 1040Mauro Manotas’s 86th-minute game winner against the Montreal Impact was his 50th for the Dynamo, just six short of Brian Ching’s team record of 56.
Not that the over-the-top balls have worked, with the Caps connecting on the fifth-fewest accurate long passes and the third-most inaccurate long balls .The Dynamo are playing their third game in a week, coming off a midweek Champions League game, losing the second leg of their quarterfinal 1-0 to Tigres UANL.
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