Sunday , 16 August 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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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
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
#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' Three points are at stake. Houston Dynamo host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' What a strike from Mauro Manotas! The score is 1-0.
  • 8' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' Justin Meram has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lalas Abubakar made 287 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Waylon Francis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Waylon Francis gets a Yellow card.
  • 55' Goal! Tomas Martinez scores his 19 goal in 278 matches.
  • 56' Pedro Santos is replacing Justin Meram for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Memo Rodriguez exits the field as Thomas McNamara enters on 72.
  • 73' Niko Hansen gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Eduardo Sosa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Boniek Garcia departs to be replaced by Darwin Ceren.
  • 81' Luis Argudo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ricardo Clark on 81 minute.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' Juan Cabezas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Martinez at the 88 minute mark.
  • 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
1.64 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo57% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
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 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
83%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
43%
Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo38% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC14%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+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
45% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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