Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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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.

Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Austin FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#19	Position	#29
32	Points	17
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 5 / 9
27	Scored	22
24	Conceded	36
+3	GD	-14
1.78	PPG	0.94
56%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Austin FC are 29th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Austin FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

6/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Austin FC

Myrto Uzuni	6 G
Christian Ramirez	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and Austin FC get this one started.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Austin FC have won 266 goals from 191 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes scores on 22.
27' Amine Bassi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 323 appearances.
30' A moment of madness from Sofiane Djeffal on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
35' 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.
37' Hector Herrera doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Hector Jimenez by Jon Gallagher on 46 minute.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' 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.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Gallagher, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Finlay is withdrawn and Diego Fagundez gets his opportunity.
65' Nelson Quinones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corey Baird on 65 minute.
67' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
70' Thor Ulfarsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu on 70 minute.
74' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Gyasi Zardes by Maximiliano Urruti on 74 minute.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Amine Bassi makes way for Ivan Franco at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
86' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' GOAL! Ivan Franco fires home to make it 2-1!
88' Ivan Franco is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Micael.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Houston Dynamo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

7
Emiliano Rigoni
24
Nick Lima
21
Adam Lundqvist
18
Julio Cascante
9
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Maximiliano Urruti 74'
16
Hector Jimenez ↓ Jon Gallagher 46'
13
Ethan Finlay ↓ Diego Fagundez 63'
1
Brad Stuver
8
Alexander Ring ↓ Aleksandar Radovanovic 63'
6
Daniel Pereira
22
Sofiane Djeffal ↓ Jhojan Valencia 63'

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

4 / 4

1.77 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Austin FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo50% Draw26% Austin FC24%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

76%

Draw or Austin FC

50%

Houston Dynamo or Austin FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo36% Draw44% Austin FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Austin FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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