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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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
#10	Position	#22
16	Points	22
15	Played	14
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
21	Scored	19
23	Conceded	23
-2	GD	-4
1.07	PPG	1.57
27%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Obafemi Awodesu on 9.
14' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
19' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Diego Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' That looks like a foul for a card for Ezequiel Ponce.
26' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
29' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Franco Escobar is replaced by Daniel Steres on 29 minute.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Obafemi Awodesu, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
44' 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 Marcelo Herrera suffering a number of foals already.
49' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' 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.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Max Arfsten on 57.
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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
65' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 65.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
72' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aziel Jackson is hanging Darlington Nagbe on the field on 72 minute.
73' The referee calls foul for Artur. He receives a card.
78' 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.
81' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim Aliyu. He replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk on 81 minute.
86' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

1.43 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw28% Houston Dynamo23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

51%

Columbus Crew SC or Houston Dynamo

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC32% Draw50% Houston Dynamo18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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