Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Dallas
3 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 19:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Y 45' Jose Bizama
Y 55' Wilfried Zahibo
Thiago Santos 69' Y
Fafa Picault 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Diego Blas
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

8
9
4
FC Dallas 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
29 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 2–1 W
25 Oct Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
21 Oct Nashville SC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
08 Oct Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct FC Dallas A 0–3 L
29 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
19 Oct Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D
15 Oct Nashville SC H 1–3 L
10 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Dallas Houston Dynamo
#17 Position #20
47 Points 44
27 Played 27
13 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
50 Scored 34
42 Conceded 32
+8 GD +2
1.74 PPG 1.63
48% Win % 48%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ 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 Dallas
Petar Musa 18 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 9 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Dallas is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' What a strike from Franco Jara! The score is 1-0.
  • 24' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 27' Goal! Fafa Picault scores his 72 goal in 293 matches.
  • 32' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jesus Ferreira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
  • 35' The supporters are chanting for Memo Rodriguez. He replaces Niko Hansen on 35 minute.
  • 40' Mauro Manotas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
  • 44' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! John Nelson comes on to replace Bryan Reynolds.
  • 45' Jose Bizama has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 59' FC Dallas make a change. Jesus Ferreira trudges off to be replaced by Tanner Tessmann on 59 minutes.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Martinez. He replaces Ariel Lassiter on 62 minute.
  • 63' Houston Dynamo make a change. Wilfried Zahibo trudges off to be replaced by Boniek Garcia on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Thiago Santos is booked for FC Dallas — Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Andres Ricaurte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reto Ziegler is hanging Michael Barrios on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Argentina international Victor Cabrera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Darwin Ceren as he leaves the pitch. Marcelo Palomino steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 90' Fafa Picault is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Dallas 3-0 Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo

FC Dallas Form

2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-10-29 FC Dallas 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-10-21 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Dallas L 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas L

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-19 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2020-10-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Nashville SC L 2020-10-10 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas59% Draw23% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
83%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
41%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas41% Draw44% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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