Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
10
4
FC Dallas 22 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
58 Points 51
34 Played 34
16 / 10 / 8 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 11
62 Scored 43
51 Conceded 43
+11 GD +0
1.71 PPG 1.50
47% Win % 41%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Dallas
Petar Musa 22 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 10 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Chase Gasper. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' Chase Gasper has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Artur is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
  • 40' FC Dallas are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 45' Sebastien Ibeagha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jader Obrian is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jader Obrian makes it 1-0.
  • 56' Houston Dynamo make a change. Carlos Ferreira trudges off to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Tsiki Ntsabeleng is withdrawn and Edwin Cerrillo gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Chase Gasper by Brad Smith on 74 minute.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Junqua is hanging Alan Velasco on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thor Ulfarsson makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 85' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Adalberto Carrasquilla departs to be replaced by Ivan Franco.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Thor Ulfarsson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' Another change for FC Dallas made on 89 minute. Paxton Pomykal leaves to be changed by Jesus Jimenez.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Petar Musa 4
Mauro Manotas 4
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Franco Jara 2
Carlos Darwin Quintero 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
1.59 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas47% Draw26% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
53%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas33% Draw46% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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