Sunday , 16 August 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 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 3.2 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
#19 Position #9
32 Points 23
18 Played 18
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
27 Scored 26
24 Conceded 29
+3 GD -3
1.78 PPG 1.28
56% Win % 28%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Houston Dynamo and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' Memo Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alberth Elis at the 11 minute mark.
  • 16' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Rodriguez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
  • 38' Tomas Martinez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Paul Arriola has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' GOAL! Wayne Rooney fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Ulises Segura exits the field as Chris McCann enters on 66.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Memo Rodriguez makes it 1-1.
  • 68' What a strike from Thomas McNamara! The score is 2-1.
  • 73' Boniek Garcia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Russell Canouse on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 81' A.J. DeLaGarza, a Guam , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' Zoltan Stieber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Pedroso at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' Paul Arriola catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Red card for Paul Arriola.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Paul Arriola argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Tomas Martinez is replaced by Juan Cabezas on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Aljaz Struna is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 90.
  • Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Darren Mattocks 1
Memo Rodriguez 1
Thomas McNamara 1
Wayne Rooney 1
Mauro Manotas 1
Alberth Elis 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
1.68 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo51% Draw26% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
77%
Draw or D.C. United SC
49%
Houston Dynamo or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo36% Draw46% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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