Wednesday , 2 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
1 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Thu 23 Jul 2026 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hector Herrera 40' 1–0
1–1 78' Tai Baribo
Y 67' Silvan Hefti
Artur 70' Y
Y 71' Tai Baribo
Y 72' Andre Dozzell
Y 90' Jared Stroud
Erik Sviatchenko 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Victor Rivas
12 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Houston Dynamo 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-23 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United SC 2024-06-22 D.C. United SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo 2022-05-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-19 Houston Dynamo 2–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
24 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
17 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
14 May Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
11 May Los Angeles FC A 4–1 W
03 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
23 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
16 May St. Louis City H 1–1 D
13 May Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
10 May Nashville SC A 2–2 D
03 May New York City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo D.C. United SC
#17 Position #10
39 Points 25
22 Played 22
12 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 10 / 7
30 Scored 28
26 Conceded 36
+4 GD -8
1.77 PPG 1.14
55% Win % 23%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 17th (39 pts). D.C. United SC are 10th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 12 G 5 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 12 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. D.C. United SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Peglow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Hector Herrera puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
  • 45' The 27-year-old Brandon Servania has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 53' D.C. United SC make a change. Jackson Hopkins trudges off to be replaced by Matti Peltola on 53 minutes.
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Ezequiel Ponce comes on to replace Duncan McGuire.
  • 61' The whistle greets Lucas Halter as he departs to be replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Silvan Hefti argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 68' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Brandon Servania is withdrawn and Jared Stroud gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Artur argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a card for Tai Baribo.
  • 72' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Andre Dozzell gets a card.
  • 77' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Lawrence Ennali is withdrawn and Franco Negri gets his opportunity.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Hector Herrera is replaced by Diadie Samassekou on 78 minute.
  • 78' Tai Baribo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Magnificent from Tai Baribo! That is 32 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Mateusz Bogusz has done his job and it is now time for Ondrej Lingr to step up.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jared Stroud.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Ferreira 3
Taxiarchis Fountas 2
Thomas McNamara 1
Wayne Rooney 1
Mauro Manotas 1
Alberth Elis 1
Hector Herrera 1
Luciano Acosta 1

Head to Head

2026-07-23 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United SC 2024-06-22 D.C. United SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo 2022-05-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-19 Houston Dynamo 2–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-07-23 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2026-05-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-05-11 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

D.C. United SC Form

2026-07-23 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2026-05-23 D.C. United SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-05-16 D.C. United SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-05-13 D.C. United SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-05-10 Nashville SC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo47% Draw28% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
53%
Houston Dynamo or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo32% Draw48% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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