Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Dallas
1 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 8 May 2021 · 19:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Bressan 34' Y
Y 44' Memo Rodriguez
Y 44' Matias Vera
Y 45' Matias Vera
Y 46' Joe Corona
Jader Obrian 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Toyota Stadium.

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
2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
02 May Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
24 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–3 L
18 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
02 Dec Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May FC Dallas A 1–1 D
01 May Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
17 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
08 Nov Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L
31 Oct FC Dallas A 0–3 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' That's the starting whistle at Toyota Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Freddy Vargas, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Matheus Bressan is booked for FC Dallas — Yellow card on 34.
  • 34' The Haiti Fafa Picault breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 0-1!
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Jader Obrian has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Memo Rodriguez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Matias Vera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Joe Corona. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jader Obrian.
  • 57' A change in the FC Dallas ranks — Freddy Vargas exits the field as Paxton Pomykal enters on 57.
  • 62' Eddie Munjoma, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' The whistle greets Franco Daniel Jara as he departs to be replaced by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 81' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

FC Dallas Form

2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas L 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas56% Draw24% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
44%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas42% Draw43% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3.1%

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% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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