Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Dallas
2 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 5' Griffin Dorsey
Petar Musa 16' Y
Illarramendi 42' Y
Y 62' Micael
Bernard Kamungo 73' Y
Y 87' Orrin McKinze Gaines II
Y 90' Erik Sviatchenko

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
2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-10-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 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

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
21 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
14 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
07 Apr St. Louis City A 0–0 D
31 Mar Austin FC A 1–2 L
17 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–3 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr FC Dallas A 0–2 L
21 Apr Austin FC H 0–1 L
14 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W

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' The game is set. FC Dallas kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee has no hesitation. Griffin Dorsey is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 5.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Erik Sviatchenko is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 16' FC Dallas player sees a card in front of him.
  • 19' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Latif Blessing exits the field as Daniel Steres enters on 19.
  • 24' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' 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.
  • 42' Illarramendi is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 46' The whistle greets Marco Farfan as he departs to be replaced by Bernard Kamungo.
  • 47' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Amine Bassi by Brad Smith on 47 minute.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 281 games and scored 411 goals.
  • 55' The Croatia Petar Musa breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 60' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 62' Micael is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Hector Herrera. He replaces Franco Escobar on 66 minute.
  • 67' Patrickson Delgado makes way for Jesus Ferreira at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bernard Kamungo on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 80' Sebastien Ibeagha doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Paul Arriola is withdrawn and Tsiki Ntsabeleng gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Sebastian Kowalczyk makes way for Orrin McKinze Gaines II at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Orrin McKinze Gaines II gets a card.
  • 90' Erik Sviatchenko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' Illarramendi makes way for Carl Sainte at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Mauro Manotas 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Petar Musa 3
Matt Hedges 2
Mauro Manotas 2

Head to Head

2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-10-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 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

FC Dallas Form

2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2024-04-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas L 2024-04-14 FC Dallas 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2024-04-07 St. Louis City 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-03-31 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas L 2024-03-17 FC Dallas 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83 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

✓ Correct
FC Dallas55% Draw25% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
45%
FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas40% Draw44% Houston Dynamo16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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