Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Houston Dynamo
0 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sebastian Kowalczyk 28' Y
Adalberto Carrasquilla 37' Y
Artur 45' Y
Sebastian Ferreira 77' Y
Y 88' Sebastian Driussi
Y 90' Gyasi Zardes

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

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

6
1
8
Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Austin FC H 0–1 L
14 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
14 Apr St. Louis City A 0–1 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 4–3 W
31 Mar FC Dallas H 2–1 W
23 Mar Orlando City SC A 0–2 L
17 Mar Philadelphia Union 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' Temperatures are rising at PNC Stadium as Houston Dynamo face off against Austin FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' USA international Ethan Finlay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Matt Hedges has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Austin FC 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.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Kowalczyk is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 28.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Adalberto Carrasquilla was booked on 37.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Griffin Dorsey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Hector Herrera on, Latif Blessing off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Alexander Ring has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Sebastian Kowalczyk is withdrawn and Sebastian Ferreira gets his opportunity.
  • 72' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Finlay is withdrawn and Emiliano Rigoni gets his opportunity.
  • 75' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rubio departs to be replaced by Gyasi Zardes.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Ferreira on 77.
  • 82' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Ibrahim Aliyu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Griffin Dorsey is replaced by Tate Schmitt on 83 minute.
  • 85' Daniel Pereira makes way for Jhojan Valencia at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 86' Austin FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emiliano Rigoni on 86.
  • 88' Sebastian Driussi is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Gyasi Zardes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

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

2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W

Austin FC Form

2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC W 2024-04-14 St. Louis City 1–0 Austin FC L 2024-04-07 Austin FC 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-31 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2024-03-23 Orlando City SC 2–0 Austin FC L 2024-03-17 Austin FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo45% Draw29% Austin FC26%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
74%
Draw or Austin FC
55%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo34% Draw48% Austin FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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