Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
2 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 19 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Amine Bassi pen 71' 1–0
Hector Herrera 86' 2–0
Y 19' Leo Vaisanen
Y 52' Diego Fagundez
Ivan Franco 59' Y
Y 70' Adam Lundqvist
Adalberto Carrasquilla 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC — MLS at PNC 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

6
1
8
Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC 2022-07-13 Austin FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-30 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Austin FC 2021-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Austin FC H 2–0 W
05 Mar New England Revolution A 0–3 L
26 Feb FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
09 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L
03 Oct Nashville SC A 2–1 W
19 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
12 Mar Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
05 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
26 Feb St. Louis City H 2–3 L
30 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct FC Dallas H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Austin FC
#20 Position #29
51 Points 34
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
43 Scored 42
43 Conceded 65
+0 GD -23
1.50 PPG 1.00
41% Win % 24%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Austin FC is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Slovenia international Zan Kolmanic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' Ethan Finlay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' Austin FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Myrto Uzuni scoring 1 goals.
  • 52' Diego Fagundez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ethan Finlay is hanging Diego Fagundez on the field on 55 minute.
  • 59' Ivan Franco has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at PNC Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Adam Lundqvist is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zan Kolmanic at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Amine Bassi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 70' The referee shows Austin FC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Amine Bassi makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ivan Franco is replaced by Carlos Ferreira.
  • 78' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josh Wolff might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' Gyasi Zardes gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Maximiliano Urruti and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Griffin Dorsey gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Amine Bassi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' What a strike from Hector Herrera! The score is 3-0.
  • 89' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Adalberto Carrasquilla is withdrawn and Luis Caicedo gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 3
Fafa Picault 3
Hector Herrera 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Mateusz Bogusz 2
Tyler Pasher 2
Tomas Pochettino 2

Head to Head

2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC 2022-07-13 Austin FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-30 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Austin FC 2021-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-02-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-10-03 Nashville SC 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2022-09-19 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L

Austin FC Form

2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 Austin FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-02-26 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City L 2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L 2022-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo50% Draw26% Austin FC24%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Houston Dynamo or Draw
77%
Draw or Austin FC
50%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo37% Draw45% Austin FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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