Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Dallas
5 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Mon 26 Aug 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 15' Alberth Elis
Y 23' Jose Bizama
Dominique Badji 28' Y
Jesus Ferreira 33' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

8
9
4
FC Dallas 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas 2018-09-02 FC Dallas 4–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas 2018-07-22 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Houston Dynamo H 5–1 W
17 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 3–3 D
15 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
11 Aug Minnesota United FC H 5–3 W
03 Aug Orlando City SC A 0–2 L
28 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FC Dallas A 1–5 L
18 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
11 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
08 Aug New York City FC A 2–3 L
04 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 L
28 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Dallas Houston Dynamo
#20 Position #19
27 Points 32
18 Played 18
7 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
32 Scored 27
25 Conceded 24
+7 GD +3
1.50 PPG 1.78
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ 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)

FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Dallas face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Alberth Elis was booked on 15.
  • 20' Reto Ziegler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Jose Bizama gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' Reto Ziegler has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Dominique Badji. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' Jesus Ferreira makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Dallas are in front.
  • 33' Jesus Ferreira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Dallas winning 100% of all matches.
  • 43' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Honduras international Boniek Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Christian Ramirez. He replaces Tomas Martinez on 54 minute.
  • 56' Magnificent from Zdenek Ondrasek! That is 10 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Zdenek Ondrasek makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and FC Dallas are in front.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Memo Rodriguez comes on to replace Thomas McNamara.
  • 69' Paxton Pomykal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dominique Badji at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Memo Rodriguez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' Darwin Ceren gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Matias Vera and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Zdenek Ondrasek is replaced by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 87' What a strike from Jesus Ferreira! The score is 5-1.
  • 89' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Jesus Ferreira is replaced by Bressan on 89 minute.
  • 90' Bressan is replacing Jesus Ferreira for the FC Dallas side.
  • The final score is 5-1.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Mauro Manotas 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Petar Musa 3
Matt Hedges 2
Mauro Manotas 2

Head to Head

2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas 2018-09-02 FC Dallas 4–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas 2018-07-22 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas

FC Dallas Form

2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-17 Montreal Impact FC 3–3 FC Dallas D 2019-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas L 2019-08-11 FC Dallas 5–3 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-03 Orlando City SC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.51 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas62% Draw20% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
82%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
38%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas46% Draw37% Houston Dynamo17%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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