Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Columbus Crew SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 19:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Obafemi Awodesu
Y 21' Ezequiel Ponce
Mohamed Farsi 29' Y
Max Arfsten 57' Y
Y 65' Erik Duenas
Y 73' Artur

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

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2
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Columbus Crew SC 5 games · Avg 1.4 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
02 Mar New England Revolution A 1–0 W
23 Feb Chicago Fire FC H 4–2 W
19 Oct New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
12 Oct New England Revolution H 4–0 W
05 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–2 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
03 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 1–4 L
23 Feb FC Dallas H 1–2 L
20 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
06 Oct St. Louis City A 0–3 L
03 Oct New England Revolution H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Houston Dynamo
#10 Position #19
20 Points 32
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
26 Scored 27
28 Conceded 24
-2 GD +3
1.11 PPG 1.78
28% Win % 56%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 9' Poor challenge from Obafemi Awodesu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' Ezequiel Ponce has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 21.
  • 26' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Mohamed Farsi gets a card.
  • 29' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Franco Escobar is replaced by Daniel Steres.
  • 34' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 39' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Max Arfsten is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 59' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 59 minute. Nicolas Lodeiro leaves to be changed by Erik Duenas.
  • 64' Sebastian Kowalczyk is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erik Duenas.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Aziel Jackson comes on to replace Darlington Nagbe.
  • 73' Artur has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Sebastian Kowalczyk is replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu on 81 minute.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 1
Tomas Martinez 1
Mauro Manotas 1
Memo Rodriguez 1
Victor Cabrera 1
Corey Baird 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Gyasi Zardes 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-02 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-10-19 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-10-12 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 New England Revolution W 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union W

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-02-23 Houston Dynamo 1–2 FC Dallas L 2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-10-03 Houston Dynamo 2–1 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC45% Draw29% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
55%
Columbus Crew SC or Houston Dynamo
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw50% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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