Thursday , 2 July 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
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

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
#19 Position #22
25 Points 22
15 Played 14
7 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6
30 Scored 19
22 Conceded 23
+8 GD -4
1.67 PPG 1.57
47% Win % 50%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ 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' KICK OFF: Houston Dynamo gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' Against the run of play, Franco Jara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Fafa Picault makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Dallas are in front.
  • 32' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Niko Hansen is withdrawn and Memo Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
  • 40' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. Bryan Reynolds departs to be replaced by John Nelson.
  • 45' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Wilfried Zahibo on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Tanner Tessmann. He replaces Jesus Ferreira on 59 minute.
  • 62' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Ariel Lassiter has done his job and it is now time for Tomas Martinez to step up.
  • 63' Wilfried Zahibo makes way for Boniek Garcia at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 68' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 69' Thiago Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Reto Ziegler. He replaces Michael Barrios on 75 minute.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Marcelo Palomino, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 87' Marcelo Palomino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darwin Ceren at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' FC Dallas player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Another three points for FC Dallas.

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
Petar Musa 3
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Michael Barrios 2
Zdenek Ondrasek 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
3 / 4
2.24 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas65% Draw21% Houston Dynamo14%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
85%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
35%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas48% Draw40% Houston Dynamo12%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.8%
4 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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