Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Dallas
1 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 21 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jader Obrian 53' 1–0
1–1 85' Thor Ulfarsson
Y 25' Chase Gasper

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
2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-07-10 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas 2022-04-23 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas 2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
18 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
14 May Austin FC A 1–0 W
01 May Minnesota United FC A 0–0 D
22 Apr New York City FC A 1–3 L
16 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May FC Dallas A 1–1 D
18 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
14 May Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
07 May Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
23 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
15 Apr New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
  • 5' FC Dallas are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 10' FC Dallas currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Ivan Franco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chase Gasper.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Chase Gasper argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Thor Ulfarsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Colombia international Jader Obrian has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' Jader Obrian has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 56' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thor Ulfarsson is hanging Carlos Ferreira on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' The crowd applauds Tsiki Ntsabeleng as he leaves the pitch. Edwin Cerrillo steps in for FC Dallas.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Chase Gasper is replaced by Brad Smith on 74 minute.
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. Alan Velasco departs to be replaced by Sam Junqua.
  • 85' Thor Ulfarsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Adalberto Carrasquilla is replaced by Ivan Franco.
  • 86' Thor Ulfarsson does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
  • 89' Jesus Jimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paxton Pomykal at the 89 minute mark.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

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

2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-07-10 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas 2022-04-23 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas 2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas

FC Dallas Form

2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-05-18 FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-14 Austin FC 0–1 FC Dallas W 2023-05-01 Minnesota United FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-04-22 New York City FC 3–1 FC Dallas L 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake W

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-04-15 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas46% Draw27% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
54%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas32% Draw46% Houston Dynamo22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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