Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 34' Poor challenge from Matheus Bressan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Against the run of play, Fafa Picault has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' A goal from the Colombia international Jader Obrian! He fires home on 42 to make it 1-1!
  • 44' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matias Vera.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Corona.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' Jader Obrian was booked on 54.
  • 57' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Paxton Pomykal comes on to replace Freddy Vargas.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' FC Dallas ring the changes. Franco Daniel Jara has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo Pepi to step up.
  • 71' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' United States international Eddie Munjoma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paxton Pomykal, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • It finishes all square. FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Mauro Manotas 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Petar Musa 3
Mauro Manotas 2
Thor Ulfarsson 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
3 / 4
1.59 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas50% Draw27% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
77%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
50%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas35% Draw47% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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