Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Houston Dynamo

2 – 0

Full Time

Austin FC

Sun 27 Apr 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Guilherme Biro

Ezequiel Ponce 27' Y

Y 72' Nicolas Dubersarsky

Y 76' Oleksandr Svatok

Franco Escobar 82' Y

Y 84' Julio Cascante

Y 88' Diego Rubio

Griffin Dorsey 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Austin FC 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Austin FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-27 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC 2024-09-22 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
23 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
19 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–5	L
05 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	St. Louis City	A	1–0	W
23 Mar	San Diego FC	H	2–1	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Shell Energy Stadium as Houston Dynamo face off against Austin FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Austin FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Myrto Uzuni scoring 1 goals.
20' Austin FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' It’s gonna be a card for Guilherme Biro.
27' Poor challenge from Ezequiel Ponce. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
32' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Daniel Pereira by Besard Sabovic on 32 minute.
37' Amine Bassi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
42' Austin FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
52' Diego Rubio, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
61' Ondrej Lingr has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
66' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
67' Sebastian Kowalczyk gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Ondrej Lingr and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Nicolas Dubersarsky is replacing Owen Wolff for the Austin FC side.
70' Austin FC make a change. Jader Obrian trudges off to be replaced by Diego Rubio on 70 minutes.
72' It’s a booking for Austin FC player. Nicolas Dubersarsky gets a card.
76' Austin FC player sees a card in front of him.
77' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Zan Kolmanic on, Guilherme Biro off on 77 minutes.
79' Magnificent from Ezequiel Ponce! That is 46 goals in 127 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Franco Escobar.
84' Austin FC player sees a card in front of him.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Diego Rubio.
90' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Nicolas Lodeiro comes on to replace Ezequiel Ponce.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Houston Dynamo take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

31
Jonathan Bond
8
Amine Bassi ↓ Junior Urso 90'
10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Nicolas Lodeiro 90'
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Ethan Bartlow 67'
25
Griffin Dorsey
9
Ondrej Lingr ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 67'
21
Jack McGlynn ↓ Daniel Steres 90'
35
Brooklyn Raines
24
Obafemi Awodesu

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Rubio ↑ 70'
30
Stefan Cleveland
23
Zan Kolmanic ↑ 77'
14
Besard Sabovic ↑ 32'
19
CJ Fodrey
34
Antonio Gomez ↑ 77'
26
Bryant Farkarlun
20
Nicolas Dubersarsky ↑ 68'
2
Riley Thomas

Coach Nico Estevez

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

2025-04-27 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC W 2025-04-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2025-04-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-03-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Austin FC Form

2025-04-27 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC L 2025-04-19 Austin FC 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-04-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–1 Austin FC L 2025-04-05 Austin FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-03-30 St. Louis City 0–1 Austin FC W 2025-03-23 Austin FC 2–1 San Diego FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.58 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Austin FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo52% Draw27% Austin FC21%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

79%

Draw or Austin FC

48%

Houston Dynamo or Austin FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo37% Draw48% Austin FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Austin FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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