FC Cincinnati vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Feb Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W 21 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L 15 Oct New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W 09 Oct D.C. United SC A 5–2 W 01 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–3 L 28 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Feb FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 09 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L 03 Oct Nashville SC A 2–1 W 19 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L 14 Sep New England Revolution H 3–1 W 11 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Houston Dynamo #7 Position #22 20 Points 22 15 Played 14 5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6 36 Scored 19 37 Conceded 23 -1 GD -4 1.33 PPG 1.57 33% Win % 50% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonFC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Cincinnati0-151/116-302/531-457/346-603/461-752/176+8/3■ Scored ■ ConcededHouston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+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. FC Cincinnati is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
- 5' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artur on 10.
- 15' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' Sergio Santos puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
- 24' 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 Obinna Nwobodo suffering a number of foals already.
- 29' 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.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' What a strike from Tate Schmitt! The score is 1-1.
- 48' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Obinna Nwobodo on 48.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 62' The whistle greets Sergio Santos as he departs to be replaced by Brenner da Silva.
- 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
- 71' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 71 minute. Franco Escobar leaves to be changed by Griffin Dorsey.
- 72' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Corey Baird by Nelson Quinones on 72 minute.
- 73' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Murphy is hanging Yerson Mosquera on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Thor Ulfarsson. He replaces Carlos Ferreira on 78 minute.
- 81' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 86' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Junior Moreno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 87' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Alvaro Barreal is replaced by Marco Angulo.
- 90' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 90 minute. Ivan Franco leaves to be changed by Brooklyn Raines.
- With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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Santiago Arias ↓ Alvas Powell 87'
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31
Alvaro Barreal ↓ Raymon Gaddis 87'
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5
Obinna Nwobodo ↓ Yuya Kubo 87'
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15
Yerson Mosquera ↓ Ian Murphy 73'
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Bench
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7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 87'
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Alvas Powell ↑ 87'
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9
Brenner da Silva ↑ 62'
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32
Ian Murphy ↑ 73'
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28
Raymon Gaddis ↑ 87'
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Marco Angulo ↑ 87'
Coach Pat NoonanHouston Dynamo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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11
Corey Baird ↓ Nelson Quinones 72'
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Franco Escobar ↓ Griffin Dorsey 71'
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- 17
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Ivan Franco ↓ Brooklyn Raines 90'
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Bench
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Griffin Dorsey ↑ 71'
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35
Brooklyn Raines ↑ 90'
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34
Thor Ulfarsson ↑ 78'
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Nelson Quinones ↑ 72'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tyler Pasher 1 Alvaro Barreal 1 Tate Schmitt 1 Obinna Nwobodo 1 Sergio Santos 1 Romell Quioto 1 Victor Ulloa 1 Nick Hagglund 1 Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Houston Dynamo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.41 FC Cincinnati xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.72 Houston Dynamo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Cincinnati winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 58% 42% ± 4.5 39% 61% Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw 75%Draw or Houston Dynamo 46%FC Cincinnati or Houston Dynamo 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 Actual1 – 1 7.5%2 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 6.2%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 2 5.3%2 – 0 4.8%2 – 3 3.8%4 – 1 3.7%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 0 3.5%4 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Houston Dynamo covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 15% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 19% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 14% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 8% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.