Sunday , 16 August 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
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#19 Position #20
32 Points 27
18 Played 18
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
27 Scored 32
24 Conceded 25
+3 GD +7
1.78 PPG 1.50
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at BBVA Compass Stadium as Houston Dynamo face off against FC Dallas in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 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.
  • 8' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alejandro Fuenmayor on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Ricardo Pepi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
  • 16' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Darwin Ceren will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' Darwin Quintero doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' The crowd applauds Matt Hedges as he leaves the pitch. Bressan steps in for FC Dallas.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jimmy Maurer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Thiago Santos is replaced by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Hedges made 284 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 59' The referee shows FC Dallas player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Jesus Ferreira comes on to replace Bryan Acosta.
  • 69' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Franco Jara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Christian Ramirez comes on to replace Darwin Quintero.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Bryan Reynolds. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' The El Salvador Darwin Ceren breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 2-0!
  • 83' FC Dallas ring the changes. Fafa Picault has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo Pepi to step up.
  • 85' Ricardo Pepi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fafa Picault on 85 minute.
  • 88' Bressan is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Sam Junqua departs to be replaced by Zarek Valentin.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Bressan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mauro Manotas 4
Fafa Picault 4
Jader Obrian 4
Michael Barrios 3
Jesus Ferreira 3
Petar Musa 3
Memo Rodriguez 2
Michael Barrios 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
1.52 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 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Dallas
57%
Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo30% Draw45% FC Dallas25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%

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% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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