Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
3 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 6 Jul 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 19' Alberth Elis
Y 25' Juan Cabezas
Frankie Amaya 32' Y
Y 74' Aljaz Struna

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee R. Mendoza

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

2
2
FC Cincinnati 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-06 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
29 Jun Minnesota United FC A 1–7 L
22 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L
06 Jun New York City FC A 2–5 L
02 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 1–3 L
25 May New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul FC Cincinnati A 2–3 L
04 Jul New York Red Bulls H 4–0 W
29 Jun New England Revolution A 1–2 L
27 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
23 Jun Portland Timbers A 0–4 L
02 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Houston Dynamo
#9 Position #20
33 Points 44
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
55 Scored 34
64 Conceded 32
-9 GD +2
1.27 PPG 1.63
31% Win % 48%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ 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)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Cincinnati kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Honduras international Boniek Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Alberth Elis is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 25' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' Kekuta Manneh does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Cincinnati surge ahead!
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Frankie Amaya.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Against the run of play, Rashawn Dally has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Juan Cabezas is replaced by Romell Quioto on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Yoann Damet made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 61' Victor Ulloa adds to his 0 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Matias Vera exits the field as Darwin Ceren enters on 66.
  • 71' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 74' Aljaz Struna is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 75' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Mauro Manotas exits the field as Michael Salazar Jr. enters on 75.
  • 79' Romell Quioto does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
  • 81' What a strike from Nick Hagglund! The score is 4-1.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 88 minute. Mathieu Deplagne leaves to be changed by Alvas Powell.
  • 3-2 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Santos 1
Guilherme 1
Romell Quioto 1
Mateusz Bogusz 1
Victor Ulloa 1
Kevin Denkey 1
Nick Hagglund 1
Bryan Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2019-07-06 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Houston Dynamo

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-07-06 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2019-06-29 Minnesota United FC 7–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-06-22 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-06-06 New York City FC 5–2 FC Cincinnati L 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-05-25 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New York Red Bulls L

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-07-06 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2019-07-04 Houston Dynamo 4–0 New York Red Bulls W 2019-06-29 New England Revolution 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati47% Draw23% Houston Dynamo30%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
70%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
53%
FC Cincinnati or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw38% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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