Thursday , 2 July 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
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

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
#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 history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Houston Dynamo are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
  • 3' The Colombia Mauro Manotas breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' 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 Gyasi Zardes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tomas Martinez makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Santos. He replaces Justin Meram on 56 minute.
  • 61' Zack Steffen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Memo Rodriguez is withdrawn and Thomas McNamara gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Eduardo Sosa as he leaves the pitch. Niko Hansen steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 77' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 77 minute. Boniek Garcia leaves to be changed by Darwin Ceren.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Ricardo Clark is replaced by Luis Argudo.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lalas Abubakar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 88' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Tomas Martinez by Juan Cabezas on 88 minute.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Memo Rodriguez 1
Victor Cabrera 1
Corey Baird 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Tomas Martinez 1
Mauro Manotas 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
1.54 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo54% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
80%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
46%
Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo35% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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