Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 28 Apr 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Waylon Francis

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee R. Mendoza
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Houston Dynamo 5 games · Avg 1.4 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
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
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
13 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
31 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 4–1 W
16 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–2 W
09 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
24 Apr D.C. United SC H 0–1 L
20 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC
#20 Position #12
44 Points 29
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
32 Conceded 43
+2 GD -4
1.63 PPG 1.07
48% Win % 30%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
  • 3' GOAL! Mauro Manotas scores on 3. Assisted by Alberth Elis
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Gaston Sauro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' Maynor Figueroa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 51' Waylon Francis is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Tomas Martinez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 56' Pedro Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Meram on 56 minute.
  • 61' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Pedro Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' A quiet spell here at . Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Thomas McNamara.
  • 73' Niko Hansen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eduardo Sosa on 73 minute.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Boniek Garcia is replaced by Darwin Ceren.
  • 81' Luis Argudo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ricardo Clark on 81 minute.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Juan Cabezas on, Tomas Martinez off on 88 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-04-13 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-03-31 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2019-03-16 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-03-09 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo56% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
83%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
44%
Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo37% Draw50% Columbus Crew SC13%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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