Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 19 May 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomas Martinez 38' Y
Y 76' Russell Canouse
Y 83' Paul Arriola
R 85' Paul Arriola
R 86' Paul Arriola
Aljaz Struna 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic

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
1
1
Houston Dynamo 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
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
19 May D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
16 May Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
12 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
04 May FC Dallas H 2–1 W
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
16 May Toronto FC A 0–0 D
12 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
05 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–1 W
28 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo D.C. United SC
#22 Position #9
22 Points 18
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
19 Scored 21
23 Conceded 25
-4 GD -4
1.57 PPG 1.20
50% Win % 27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with D.C. United SC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' Memo Rodriguez is replacing Alberth Elis for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Wayne Rooney has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Chris McCann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Tomas Martinez gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Magnificent from Wayne Rooney! That is 40 goals in 278 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The 38-year-old Quincy Amarikwa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Adam Lundqvist has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' Chris McCann is replacing Ulises Segura for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 67' Magnificent from Memo Rodriguez! That is 20 goals in 275 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Thomas McNamara makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Russell Canouse.
  • 81' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 82 minute. Marcos Pedroso leaves to be changed by Zoltan Stieber.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Paul Arriola on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Paul Arriola on 85 minutes earns him a Red card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Red card for Paul Arriola.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Tomas Martinez departs to be replaced by Juan Cabezas.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Aljaz Struna is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 2-1 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2019-05-19 Houston Dynamo 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas W 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

D.C. United SC Form

2019-05-19 Houston Dynamo 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-05-16 Toronto FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-05-12 D.C. United SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-28 Minnesota United FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo48% Draw26% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
74%
Draw or D.C. United SC
52%
Houston Dynamo or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo33% Draw46% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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