Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' In just a few seconds Shell Energy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Austin FC.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' Guilherme Biro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Ponce. He receives a card.
  • 32' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Pereira departs to be replaced by Besard Sabovic.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' It’s high time Nico Estevez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Jack McGlynn has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 61' Magnificent from Ondrej Lingr! That is 7 goals in 166 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austin FC backline.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Ondrej Lingr is replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk on 67 minute.
  • 68' Owen Wolff makes way for Nicolas Dubersarsky at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Diego Rubio on, Jader Obrian off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Nicolas Dubersarsky on 72 minutes earns him a card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
  • 76' The referee shows Austin FC player a card on 76.
  • 77' Guilherme Biro makes way for Zan Kolmanic at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 79' Ezequiel Ponce doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' Franco Escobar is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Julio Cascante on 84 minutes.
  • 88' Austin FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ezequiel Ponce is withdrawn and Nicolas Lodeiro gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

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

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

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
2 / 4
1.87 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo57% Draw24% Austin FC19%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
81%
Draw or Austin FC
43%
Houston Dynamo or Austin FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo42% Draw44% Austin FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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