Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Houston Dynamo
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Dallas
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Edwin Cerrillo
Y 30' Szabolcs Schon
Y 65' Bryan Acosta
Maximiliano Urruti 82' Y
Y 83' Matt Hedges
Darwin Ceren 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

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
2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug FC Dallas H 2–2 D
19 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
15 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 1–3 L
08 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
05 Aug Austin FC A 2–3 L
01 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
19 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
08 Aug Austin FC H 2–0 W
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
01 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 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' KICK OFF: Houston Dynamo gets underway.
  • 5' USA international Ryan Hollingshead has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 6' Jose Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Bressan at the 6 minute mark.
  • 11' Matheus Bressan, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edwin Cerrillo on 15.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Fafa Picault gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 30' A moment of madness from Szabolcs Schon on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • 35' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Dallas backline.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edwin Cerrillo made 284 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Another change for FC Dallas made on 46 minute. Freddy Vargas leaves to be changed by Jader Obrian.
  • 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.
  • 54' What composure from Nkosi Burgess! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 58' Another change for FC Dallas made on 58 minute. Szabolcs Schon leaves to be changed by Kalil ElMedkhar.
  • 59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Pepi makes it 1-2.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Bryan Acosta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 69' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Jose Martinez is replaced by Matt Hedges.
  • 73' What an equalizer from Matias Vera!
  • 74' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Adalberto Carrasquilla on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Marko Maric has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' Maximiliano Urruti has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 88' Freddy Vargas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darwin Ceren on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Zdenek Ondrasek 2
Griffin Dorsey 2

Head to Head

2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-05 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

FC Dallas Form

2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo35% Draw27% FC Dallas38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Dallas
65%
Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo25% Draw44% FC Dallas31%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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