Saturday , 14 November 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 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
2023-05-28 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 #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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Austin FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Julio Cascante suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' Gyasi Zardes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' Diego Fagundez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 30' The referee shows Austin FC player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sofiane Djeffal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hector Herrera makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jon Gallagher is hanging Hector Jimenez on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Ethan Bartlow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Diego Fagundez comes on to replace Ethan Finlay.
  • 65' Corey Baird makes way for Nelson Quinones at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Nelson Quinones gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Thor Ulfarsson. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu on 70 minute.
  • 74' Austin FC ring the changes. Gyasi Zardes has done his job and it is now time for Maximiliano Urruti to step up.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Ivan Franco is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amine Bassi at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Daniel Pereira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' GOAL! Ivan Franco fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Franco makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Micael is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 90.
  • 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
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Mateusz Bogusz 2
Tyler Pasher 2
Tomas Pochettino 2
Cecilio Dominguez 2
Jack McGlynn 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
1.55 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 Dynamo47% Draw27% Austin FC26%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
74%
Draw or Austin FC
53%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo33% Draw47% Austin FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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