Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Dallas
Thu 8 Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Compass Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+11'
Alejandro Fuenmayor 8' Y
Darwin Ceren 16' Y
Mauro Manotas 45' Y
Mauro Manotas 45' R
Y 59' Reto Ziegler
Y 81' Bryan Reynolds
Y 88' Bressan
R 88' Bressan
Y 90' Bressan
Y 90' Michael Barrios

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee R. Mendoza
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
9
8
Houston Dynamo 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct FC Dallas H 2–0 W
04 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L
26 Sep Nashville SC A 1–1 D
23 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–4 L
20 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–2 D
13 Sep FC Dallas A 1–2 L
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
04 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
28 Sep Orlando City SC H 0–0 D
23 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–2 W
17 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo FC Dallas
#20 Position #17
44 Points 47
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 6
34 Scored 50
32 Conceded 42
+2 GD +8
1.63 PPG 1.74
48% Win % 48%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 18 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 9 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston Dynamo are looking to make home advantage count against FC Dallas.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 8' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 20' Darwin Quintero adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Jose Bizama, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. Matt Hedges departs to be replaced by Bressan.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at BBVA Compass Stadium. FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mauro Manotas.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Thiago Santos is replaced by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Ryan Hollingshead has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Reto Ziegler argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' Jesus Ferreira gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Bryan Acosta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Darwin Quintero has done his job and it is now time for Christian Ramirez to step up.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Bryan Reynolds was booked on 81.
  • 83' Darwin Ceren makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
  • 83' Another change for FC Dallas made on 83 minute. Fafa Picault leaves to be changed by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 85' The whistle greets Fafa Picault as he departs to be replaced by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bressan.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Sam Junqua is replaced by Zarek Valentin on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Bressan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 2-0 FC Dallas. Honours even.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Mauro Manotas 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Petar Musa 3
Mauro Manotas 2
Thor Ulfarsson 2

Head to Head

2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas W 2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-09-26 Nashville SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

FC Dallas Form

2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas L 2020-10-04 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2020-09-23 Atlanta United FC 1–0 FC Dallas L 2020-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas W 2020-09-17 FC Dallas 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo43% Draw27% FC Dallas30%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Dallas
57%
Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo30% Draw46% FC Dallas24%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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