Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Welcome to BBVA Stadium that hosts another battle between Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jimmy Maurer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 6' Jose Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheus Bressan on 6 minute.
  • 11' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Edwin Cerrillo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Adalberto Carrasquilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Fafa Picault — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Szabolcs Schon on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Jose Martinez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Freddy Vargas as he leaves the pitch. Jader Obrian steps in for FC Dallas.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adam Lundqvist suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' Goal! Nkosi Burgess scores his 8 goal in 289 matches.
  • 58' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Kalil ElMedkhar comes on to replace Szabolcs Schon.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Ricardo Pepi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 69' Another substitution for FC Dallas to replace Jose Martinez by Matt Hedges on 69 minute.
  • 73' Brilliant from the ! Matias Vera makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 73.
  • 74' Ariel Lassiter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adalberto Carrasquilla at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Maximiliano Urruti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maximiliano Urruti on 82.
  • 83' Matt Hedges picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Darwin Ceren. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

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
1.38 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or FC Dallas 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo25% Draw45% FC Dallas30%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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