Houston Dynamo vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 9 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Charlotte FC 10 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 9 22 2 San Jose Earthquakes 10 27 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 24 4 Internacional CF Miami 10 19 5 Los Angeles FC 10 20 6 Chicago Fire FC 9 17 7 Seattle Sounders FC 8 19 8 New England Revolution 9 16 9 Minnesota United FC 10 17 10 Charlotte FC 10 14 11 Real Salt Lake 9 16 12 Toronto FC 10 13 13 Colorado Rapids SC 10 13 14 New York City FC 10 12 15 FC Dallas 10 13 16 Columbus Crew SC 10 12 17 FC Cincinnati 10 12 18 Los Angeles Galaxy 10 12 19 D.C. United SC 10 12 20 Houston Dynamo 9 12 21 New York Red Bulls 10 12 22 San Diego FC 10 11 23 Montreal Impact FC 9 9 24 Austin FC 10 10 25 Atlanta United FC 10 7 26 Portland Timbers 9 10 27 Orlando City SC 10 7 28 St. Louis City 9 6 29 Philadelphia Union 10 5 30 Sporting Kansas City 9 4 -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Houston Dynamo is hosting Charlotte FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ibrahim Aliyu on 5.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 130 games and scored 199 goals.
- 15' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Iuri Tavares made 383 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' The referee shows Charlotte FC player a card on 27.
- 32' Djibril Diani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' Liel Abada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Nikola Petkovic. He replaces Ben Bender on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' 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 Franco Escobar suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 67' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is replaced by Iuri Tavares.
- 68' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Latif Blessing is replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk on 68 minute.
- 69' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 69.
- 74' Charlotte 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.
- 79' The whistle greets Sebastian Ferreira as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
- 80' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 80 minute. Hector Herrera leaves to be changed by Brooklyn Raines.
- 81' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 81 minute. Djibril Diani leaves to be changed by Scott Arfield.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 88' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 88 minute. Jere Uronen leaves to be changed by Tyger Smalls.
- 89' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Griffin Dorsey by Daniel Steres on 89 minute.
- Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Charlotte FC
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Houston Dynamo
Starting XI- 8
- 16
- 12
- 15
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- 28
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25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Daniel Steres 89'
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11
Sebastian Ferreira ↓ Brad Smith 79'
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18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Gabriel Segal 89'
Bench-
5
Daniel Steres ↑ 89'
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3
Brad Smith ↑ 79'
- 21
- 22
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27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↑ 68'
- 4
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35
Brooklyn Raines ↑ 80'
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17
Gabriel Segal ↑ 89'
Coach Ben OlsenCharlotte FC
Starting XI- 14
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21
Jere Uronen ↓ Tyger Smalls 88'
- 13
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28
Djibril Diani ↓ Scott Arfield 81'
- 29
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- 11
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15
Ben Bender ↓ Nikola Petkovic 46'
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33
Patrick Agyemang ↓ Iuri Tavares 67'
- 34
Bench- 24
- 22
- 6
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37
Scott Arfield ↑ 81'
- 10
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38
Iuri Tavares ↑ 67'
- 20
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23
Nikola Petkovic ↑ 46'
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25
Tyger Smalls ↑ 88'
Coach Dean Smith -
Head to Head
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