Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Thu 1 Sep 2022 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Ilie Sanchez
Y 12' Ilie Sanchez
Darwin Ceren 90' Y
Darwin Ceren 90' R
Y 90' Kellyn Acosta

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at PNC 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

6
5
7
Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
27 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
21 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
14 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–3 L
06 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
30 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–6 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
27 Aug Austin FC A 1–4 L
21 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
17 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
14 Aug Charlotte FC H 5–0 W
07 Aug Real Salt Lake A 4–1 W

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)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
46% Clean Sheets
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 wait is over. Houston Dynamo get us underway at PNC Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Paulo Nagamura made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Carlos Ferreira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Ilie Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 13' Carlos Ferreira makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 294 games and scored 585 goals.
  • 19' A goal from the Colombia international Cristian Arango! He fires home on 19 to make it 2-1!
  • 24' Kwadwo Opoku, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Corey Baird made 288 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' USA international Ethan Bartlow has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Steve Clark has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Carlos Vela by Gareth Bale on 59 minute.
  • 64' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 64 minute. Eddie Segura leaves to be changed by Jesus Murillo.
  • 69' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 72' The whistle greets Cristian Arango as he departs to be replaced by Denis Bouanga.
  • 75' Griffin Dorsey doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' Houston Dynamo make a change. Memo Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Darwin Ceren on 76 minutes.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Carlos Ferreira is withdrawn and Roberto Avila gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Darwin Ceren.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Houston Dynamo take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 5
Diego Rossi 5
Jack McGlynn 3
Adama Diomande 3
Carlos Ferreira 2
Nathan Ordaz 2
Memo Rodriguez 2
Corey Baird 2

Head to Head

2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2022-08-14 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo L

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-27 Austin FC 4–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-14 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Charlotte FC W 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.51 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo42% Draw27% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
69%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
58%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo29% Draw45% Los Angeles FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

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% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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