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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Houston Dynamo
1 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 19:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Jesus Murillo

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC — 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

6
5
7
Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-13 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
17 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
08 Nov Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L
31 Oct FC Dallas A 0–3 L
29 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
24 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
17 Apr Austin FC H 2–0 W
25 Nov Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
08 Nov Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
05 Nov San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Los Angeles FC
#19 Position #17
32 Points 34
18 Played 19
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
27 Scored 35
24 Conceded 19
+3 GD +16
1.78 PPG 1.79
56% Win % 53%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' USA international Tristan Blackmon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Memo Rodriguez made 278 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Jesus Murillo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyler Pasher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 44' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' What composure from Corey Baird! The USA international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 57' Jose Cifuentes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku on 57 minute.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Tyler Pasher — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Tyler Pasher exits the field as Carlos Darwin Quintero enters on 59.
  • 64' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 70' The whistle greets Joe Corona as he departs to be replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Ariel Lassiter comes on to replace Maximiliano Urruti.
  • 76' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Musovski is hanging Mark-Anthony Kaye on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Palacios departs to be replaced by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Fafa Picault departs to be replaced by Christian Ramirez.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 5
Diego Rossi 5
Adama Diomande 3
Jack McGlynn 3
Corey Baird 2
Mauro Manotas 2
Jose Cifuentes 2
Carlos Ferreira 2

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-13 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles FC

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo33% Draw28% Los Angeles FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
60%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
67%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo24% Draw45% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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