Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Adam Garner
- Referee R. Mendoza
- Referee Chris Elliott
- Referee
3 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | FC Dallas | H | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Jul | Los Angeles FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 08 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–4 | L |
| 29 Feb | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | Houston Dynamo | A | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Aug | Nashville SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Aug | Nashville SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Mar | Montreal Impact FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Feb | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 3–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Houston Dynamo | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #17 |
| 51 | Points | 58 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 14 / 9 / 11 | W / D / L | 16 / 10 / 8 |
| 43 | Scored | 62 |
| 43 | Conceded | 51 |
| +0 | GD | +11 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 41% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
73%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
Houston Dynamo this season
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Houston Dynamo
| Guilherme | 16 G | 8 A |
| Mateusz Bogusz | 8 G | 2 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas get this one started.
- 5' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Dallas backline.
- 10' Jesus Ferreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
- 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 20' 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.
- 25' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' Alberth Elis, a Honduras , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 40' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 42' Jesus Ferreira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 45' Memo Rodriguez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 55' The 35-year-old Christian Ramirez has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
- 60' Ricardo Pepi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 61 goals in his last 300 appearances.
- 63' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fafa Picault is hanging Jesus Ferreira on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 69' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. Michael Barrios departs to be replaced by Paxton Pomykal.
- 74' FC Dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 79' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maynor Figueroa on 82.
- 83' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Christian Ramirez departs to be replaced by Tomas Martinez.
- 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thiago Santos.
- 89' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Ricardo Pepi comes on to replace Franco Jara.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 15
- 3
- 24
- 7
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 23
- 1
- 22
Bench
- 55
- 21
-
10
Tomas Martinez ↑ 83'
- 2
- 12
- 29
- 18
- 14
- 17
Coach
Tab Ramos
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 5
-
8
Bryan Acosta ↓ Brandon Servania 69'
- 3
- 24
- 21
- 2
- 20
-
7
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Fafa Picault 63'
- 26
-
29
Franco Jara ↓ Ricardo Pepi 89'
Bench
- 11
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↑ 69'
- 30
-
18
Brandon Servania ↑ 69'
- 14
-
9
Fafa Picault ↑ 63'
- 13
-
16
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 89'
- 15
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fafa Picault | 4 |
| Jader Obrian | 4 |
| Petar Musa | 4 |
| Mauro Manotas | 4 |
| Michael Barrios | 3 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 3 |
| Santiago Mosquera | 2 |
| Fafa Picault | 2 |
Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17
Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Dallas
65%
Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
| Handicap | Houston Dynamo covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 18% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

