Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' In just a few seconds PNC Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 4' It’s gonna be a card for Yevgen Cheberko.
  • 9' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Corey Baird makes it 1-0.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Micael is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 34' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Jacen Russell-Rowe is withdrawn and Diego Rossi gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Griffin Dorsey on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Sean Zawadzki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
  • 76' Christian Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yevgen Cheberko at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Adalberto Carrasquilla argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 82 minute. Corey Baird leaves to be changed by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 87' Erik Sviatchenko picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Aliyu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Daniel Steres is replacing Adalberto Carrasquilla for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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
2 / 4
1.72 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo55% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
80%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
45%
Houston Dynamo or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo38% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9%
3 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.6%

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% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+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
40% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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