Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 28 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Gyasi Zardes
Hector Herrera 37' 1–1
Ivan Franco 87' 2–1
Y 30' Julio Cascante
Nelson Quinones 67' Y
Micael 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
1
8
Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
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
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
21 May Toronto FC H 1–0 W
18 May Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W
14 May FC Dallas H 0–1 L
07 May Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
30 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Austin FC
#20 Position #28
44 Points 31
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
34 Scored 35
32 Conceded 47
+2 GD -12
1.63 PPG 1.15
48% Win % 26%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Houston Dynamo host Austin FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at PNC Stadium. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Goal! Gyasi Zardes scores his 95 goal in 292 matches.
  • 27' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sofiane Djeffal.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' GOAL! Hector Herrera fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 42' Austin FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' Hector Jimenez makes way for Jon Gallagher at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 51' With 1 assists to his name this season, Artur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Austin FC.
  • 56' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Aleksandar Radovanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
  • 63' Austin FC ring the changes. Ethan Finlay has done his job and it is now time for Diego Fagundez to step up.
  • 65' Nelson Quinones is replacing Corey Baird for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Nelson Quinones argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' The whistle greets Ibrahim Aliyu as he departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
  • 74' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maximiliano Urruti is hanging Gyasi Zardes on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Jhojan Valencia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 81' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Franco is hanging Amine Bassi on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 87' Ivan Franco adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' What a strike from Ivan Franco! The score is 3-1.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Micael. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC W 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

Austin FC Form

2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC L 2023-05-21 Austin FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC W 2023-05-14 Austin FC 0–1 FC Dallas L 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 Austin FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo45% Draw28% Austin FC27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
73%
Draw or Austin FC
55%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo31% Draw48% Austin FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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