Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at PNC Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W 27 Aug Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W 21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W 16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D 13 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L 09 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L 26 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W 20 Aug FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W 16 Jul Portland Timbers A 2–3 L 08 Jul New York City FC H 1–1 D 04 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D Season Stats
Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC #22 Position #10 22 Points 16 14 Played 15 7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 19 Scored 21 23 Conceded 23 -4 GD -2 1.57 PPG 1.07 50% Win % 27% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonHouston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Houston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' The referee calls foul for Yevgen Cheberko. He receives a card.
- 9' Sean Zawadzki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 14' Corey Baird puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
- 19' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 24' 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.
- 29' 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 Nelson Quinones suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Diego Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Jacen Russell-Rowe departs to be replaced by Diego Rossi.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erik Sviatchenko made 225 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Griffin Dorsey on 58.
- 63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 71.
- 76' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Yevgen Cheberko is replaced by Christian Ramirez.
- 81' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 81.
- 82' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Corey Baird departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 87' Erik Sviatchenko was booked on 87.
- 90' What a strike from Ibrahim Aliyu! The score is 2-0.
- 90' The whistle greets Adalberto Carrasquilla as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Steres.
- Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Columbus Crew SC
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Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 16
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Corey Baird ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 82'
- 12
- 20
- 6
- 2
- 28
- 25
- 31
- 21
Bench
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5
Daniel Steres ↑ 90'
- 13
- 27
- 3
- 7
- 32
- 4
- 34
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Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 82'
Coach Ben OlsenColumbus Crew SC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 9
- 31
- 20
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Darlington Nagbe ↓ Rudy Camacho 46'
- 8
- 28
- 25
- 19
- 23
- 27
- 21
Bench
- 14
- 94
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Christian Ramirez ↑ 76'
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10
Diego Rossi ↑ 46'
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Rudy Camacho ↑ 46'
- 24
- 13
- 7
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ibrahim Aliyu 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Tomas Martinez 1 Mauro Manotas 1 Memo Rodriguez 1 Victor Cabrera 1 Corey Baird 1 Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City DColumbus Crew SC Form
2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-04 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.73 Houston Dynamo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Houston Dynamo winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw 78%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 48%Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Houston Dynamo win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%1 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 7.8%1 – 2 5.9%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 5%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 23% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.