Houston (12-9-8) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Ezequiel Ponce scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Ponce’s third goal this season came after Amine Bassi drew a foul on Whitecaps midfielder Pedro Vite following a video review. It was Ponce’s sixth career appearance, all starts.

Whitecaps FC will play one more match at LA Galaxy on Saturday before hosting Toronto FC in the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship Final on Wednesday, September 25 at BC Place The ‘Caps set a new club record with 25 points on the road in an MLS season (7W-4L-4D) Whitecaps FC have now lost only once

The Vancouver Whitecaps come into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo after putting together three straight shutout wins.

Since crashing out of the Leagues Cup in the round of 32 courtesy of a 2-0 defeat against Mexican outfit Pumas on August 8, Vancouver Whitecaps have gone four consecutive games without defeat across all competitions, claiming three wins and one draw while scoring four goals and keeping four clean sheets.

The match between Houston Dynamo and the Vancouver Whitecaps on September 19, 2024, is a very important meeting in the race to the MLS playoffs in the Western Conference, with both teams placed well within the top half of the league and hopeful for a playoff run as the end of the regular season approaches.

Ezequiel Ponce's penalty-kick goal gave the Houston Dynamo a lead, but they couldn't hold it, settling for a draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at home.