Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sun 30 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Djibril Diani
Franco Escobar 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Shell Energy 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

1
1
1
Houston Dynamo 3 games · Avg 1.3 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Charlotte FC H 1–0 W
22 Jun D.C. United SC A 4–1 W
20 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D
15 Jun Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
02 Jun Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
30 May Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
22 Jun Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
19 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–2 D
15 Jun D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
02 Jun Atlanta United FC A 3–2 W
29 May New York Red Bulls A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Charlotte FC
#20 Position #5
51 Points 54
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
43 Scored 66
43 Conceded 51
+0 GD +15
1.50 PPG 1.59
41% Win % 44%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A

Events

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' Assisted by Sebastian Ferreira with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ibrahim Aliyu makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' Djibril Diani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
  • 32' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' Amine Bassi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Ben Bender has done his job and it is now time for Nikola Petkovic to step up.
  • 51' Charlotte FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Charlotte FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adilson Malanda, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Agyemang departs to be replaced by Iuri Tavares.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Latif Blessing is replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk on 68 minute.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Franco Escobar gets a card.
  • 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Arfield is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
  • 79' Sebastian Ferreira makes way for Brad Smith at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 80' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Hector Herrera departs to be replaced by Brooklyn Raines.
  • 81' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Arfield is hanging Djibril Diani on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 292 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Tyger Smalls on, Jere Uronen off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Griffin Dorsey as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Steres steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 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

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 2
Andre Shinyashiki 1
Matias Vera 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1

Head to Head

2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Charlotte FC

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-22 D.C. United SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2024-06-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2024-06-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2024-05-30 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-19 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2024-06-15 Charlotte FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2024-06-02 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Charlotte FC W 2024-05-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Charlotte FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Charlotte FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo42% Draw27% Charlotte FC31%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
69%
Draw or Charlotte FC
58%
Houston Dynamo or Charlotte FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo27% Draw48% Charlotte FC25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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