Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
2 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium 10,873 HT 45' · FT 45'
Corey Baird 14' 1–0
Ibrahim Aliyu 90' 2–0
Y 4' Yevgen Cheberko
Griffin Dorsey 58' Y
Y 71' Sean Zawadzki
Adalberto Carrasquilla 81' Y
Erik Sviatchenko 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at PNC 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

2
2
1
Houston Dynamo 5 games · Avg 1.4 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#19 Position #10
32 Points 20
18 Played 18
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
27 Scored 26
24 Conceded 28
+3 GD -2
1.78 PPG 1.11
56% Win % 28%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

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' Darlington Nagbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Corey Baird makes it 1-0.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Mohamed Farsi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Steve Clark has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Rossi is hanging Jacen Russell-Rowe on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Griffin Dorsey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' USA international Griffin Dorsey has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Sean Zawadzki. He receives a card.
  • 76' The whistle greets Yevgen Cheberko as he departs to be replaced by Christian Ramirez.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 82' Ibrahim Aliyu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corey Baird at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Ibrahim Aliyu has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Steres is hanging Adalberto Carrasquilla on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Tomas Martinez 1
Mauro Manotas 1
Memo Rodriguez 1
Victor Cabrera 1
Corey Baird 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1

Head to Head

2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo

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 D

Columbus 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 accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo56% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
80%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
44%
Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo40% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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