Thursday , 2 July 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 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

5
1
8
Houston Dynamo 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
#22 Position #29
22 Points 14
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 7
19 Scored 19
23 Conceded 31
-4 GD -12
1.57 PPG 0.93
50% Win % 20%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Austin FC are 29th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Austin FC for this crunch clash at PNC Stadium.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Austin FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Austin FC player. Leo Vaisanen gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Tate Schmitt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Austin FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 188 games and scored 263 goals.
  • 49' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Diego Fagundez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 55' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Ethan Finlay on, Diego Fagundez off on 55 minutes.
  • 59' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' It’s high time Josh Wolff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Adam Lundqvist on, Zan Kolmanic off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Amine Bassi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Poor challenge from Adam Lundqvist. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' What composure from Amine Bassi! The Morocco international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' Houston Dynamo make a change. Ivan Franco trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Ferreira on 78 minutes.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Adalberto Carrasquilla is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' Gyasi Zardes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maximiliano Urruti on 84 minute.
  • 85' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Amine Bassi is withdrawn and Griffin Dorsey gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Hector Herrera adds to his 1 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' Adalberto Carrasquilla makes way for Luis Caicedo at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

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
Cecilio Dominguez 2
Griffin Dorsey 2
Hector Herrera 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Tyler Pasher 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
1.86 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo50% Draw25% Austin FC25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
75%
Draw or Austin FC
50%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo38% Draw43% Austin FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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