Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#20 Position #19
27 Points 32
18 Played 18
7 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
32 Scored 27
25 Conceded 24
+7 GD +3
1.50 PPG 1.78
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Dallas welcome Houston Dynamo for this crunch clash at Toyota Stadium.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked 20 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 284 games and scored 413 goals.
  • 20' 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.
  • 24' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Chase Gasper gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Chase Gasper. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Ema Twumasi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
  • 45' FC Dallas looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' GOAL! Jader Obrian scores on 53.
  • 56' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 56 minute. Carlos Ferreira leaves to be changed by Thor Ulfarsson.
  • 61' FC Dallas are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' FC Dallas make a change. Tsiki Ntsabeleng trudges off to be replaced by Edwin Cerrillo on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Brad Smith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chase Gasper at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Alan Velasco is withdrawn and Sam Junqua gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Thor Ulfarsson doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' Ivan Franco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla on 85 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Thor Ulfarsson fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 89' The whistle greets Paxton Pomykal as he departs to be replaced by Jesus Jimenez.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Santiago Mosquera 2
Reto Ziegler 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
1.62 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
53%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas33% Draw45% Houston Dynamo22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

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% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+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
30% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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