Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

Thu 16 May 2024 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Julio Cascante 30' Y

Y 60' Griffin Dorsey

Jon Gallagher 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC 2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
12 May	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
05 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D
27 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
21 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
14 Apr	St. Louis City	A	0–1	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
12 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
05 May	St. Louis City	H	0–0	D
28 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
21 Apr	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
14 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Austin FC		Houston Dynamo
#28	Position	#20
31	Points	44
27	Played	27
7 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
35	Scored	34
47	Conceded	32
-12	GD	+2
1.15	PPG	1.63
26%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Austin FC are 28th (31 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/6

61-75

3/3

76+

12/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Christian Ramirez	9 G	2 A
Myrto Uzuni	6 G

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Q2 Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Austin FC and Houston Dynamo.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Zan Kolmanic, a Slovenia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julio Cascante on 30.
35' Ibrahim Aliyu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
40' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Austin FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Adalberto Carrasquilla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 8 appearances.
56' A tactical swap from Austin FC — CJ Fodrey on, Jader Obrian off on 56 minutes.
60' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
61' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Latif Blessing is replaced by Hector Herrera.
66' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Diego Rubio by Gyasi Zardes on 66 minute.
71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Mateusz Bogusz scoring 2 goals.
77' The crowd applauds Julio Cascante as he leaves the pitch. Leo Vaisanen steps in for Austin FC.
82' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' Sebastian Driussi adds to his 4 season tally! Austin FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
88' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Sebastian Kowalczyk has done his job and it is now time for Brad Smith to step up.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jon Gallagher.
90' Gabriel Segal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tate Schmitt at the 90 minute mark.
Houston Dynamo will have plenty to reflect on. Austin FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Matt Hedges
30
Stefan Cleveland
9
Gyasi Zardes ↑ 66'
16
Hector Jimenez ↑ 77'
15
Leo Vaisanen ↑ 77'
5
Jhojan Valencia
33
Owen Wolff ↑ 77'
19
CJ Fodrey ↑ 56'

Coach Josh Wolff

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fafa Picault	3
Sebastian Driussi	3
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Mateusz Bogusz	2
Tyler Pasher	2
Tomas Pochettino	2
Cecilio Dominguez	2
Jack McGlynn	2

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-12 FC Dallas 2–1 Austin FC L 2024-05-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Austin FC D 2024-04-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC W 2024-04-14 St. Louis City 1–0 Austin FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City D 2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.21 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC47% Draw29% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

53%

Austin FC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC28% Draw53% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 0

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.2%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	22%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.