Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .
- Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Corey Parker
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Diego Blas
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–3 | L |
| 10 Jun | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Jun | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 31 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 May | New York City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul | Houston Dynamo | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Jun | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Jun | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 4–3 | W |
| 03 Jun | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 May | D.C. United SC | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #21 |
| 44 | Points | 41 |
| 27 | Played | 28 |
| 13 / 5 / 9 | W / D / L | 11 / 8 / 9 |
| 34 | Scored | 43 |
| 32 | Conceded | 30 |
| +2 | GD | +13 |
| 1.63 | PPG | 1.46 |
| 48% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
61%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
41%
Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
Houston Dynamo this season
46%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Houston Dynamo
| Guilherme | 14 G | 6 A |
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 14 G | 5 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at . Houston Dynamo are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
- 10' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Laurent Ciman made 317 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nathan Ordaz scoring 1 goals.
- 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 45' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Benny Feilhaber has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 75' Los Angeles FC have won 583 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 80' Eric Bird has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 283 appearances.
- 85' Boniek Garcia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 90' 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.
- The final score is 2-2.
Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
-
27
Boniek Garcia ↓ Memo Rodriguez 73'
- 23
-
10
Tomas Martinez ↓ Luis Gil 78'
- 31
- 9
- 17
- 2
- 4
- 7
-
25
Eric Bird ↓ Darwin Ceren 58'
Bench
- 22
-
24
Darwin Ceren ↑ 58'
- 18
-
13
Luis Gil ↑ 78'
-
8
Memo Rodriguez ↑ 73'
- 16
- 33
Coach
Wilmer Cabrera
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 99
- 33
- 2
-
24
Lee Nguyen ↓ Calum Mallace 89'
- 25
- 1
-
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Joao Moutinho 65'
-
11
Aaron Kovar ↓ Shaft Brewer 89'
- 14
- 27
Bench
- 3
-
44
Joao Moutinho ↑ 65'
- 5
- 13
-
16
Calum Mallace ↑ 89'
-
28
Shaft Brewer ↑ 89'
Coach
Bob Bradley
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Vela | 5 |
| Diego Rossi | 5 |
| Adama Diomande | 3 |
| Jack McGlynn | 3 |
| Jose Cifuentes | 2 |
| Carlos Ferreira | 2 |
| Nathan Ordaz | 2 |
| Memo Rodriguez | 2 |
Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
Los Angeles FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6
Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49
Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for:
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
60%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
| Handicap | Houston Dynamo covers | Push | Los Angeles FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 19% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 18% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 10% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.