Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Columbus Crew SC

0 – 0

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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.

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#12	Position	#20
29	Points	44
27	Played	27
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
39	Scored	34
43	Conceded	32
-4	GD	+2
1.07	PPG	1.63
30%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ 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)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
9' Obafemi Awodesu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 9.
14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ezequiel Ponce.
26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' That looks like a foul for a card for Mohamed Farsi.
29' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Franco Escobar has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Steres to step up.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Ethan Bartlow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 287 appearances.
44' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Obafemi Awodesu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' Ibrahim Aliyu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Max Arfsten argues furiously but the card stands.
59' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Duenas is hanging Nicolas Lodeiro on the field on 59 minute.
64' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
65' Poor challenge from Erik Duenas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Griffin Dorsey suffering a number of foals already.
72' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Aziel Jackson comes on to replace Darlington Nagbe.
73' A moment of madness from Artur on 73 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahim Aliyu is hanging Sebastian Kowalczyk on the field on 81 minute.
86' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jack McGlynn is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi
13
Andrew Tarbell
20
Nicolas Lodeiro ↓ Erik Duenas 59'
10
Ezequiel Ponce
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Daniel Steres 29'
25
Griffin Dorsey
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 81'
4
Ethan Bartlow
21
Jack McGlynn ↓ Brooklyn Raines 81'
24
Obafemi Awodesu

Bench

5
Daniel Steres ↑ 29'
1
Jimmy Maurer
16
Erik Duenas ↑ 59'
23
Michael Halliday
35
Brooklyn Raines ↑ 81'
17
Gabriel Segal
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 81'
33
Exon Arzu

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.24 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Houston Dynamo xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC45% Draw29% Houston Dynamo26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

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

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

75%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

55%

Columbus Crew SC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC29% Draw52% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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