Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#22 Position #20
22 Points 24
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
19 Scored 24
23 Conceded 17
-4 GD +7
1.57 PPG 1.60
50% Win % 47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nathan Ordaz scoring 1 goals.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Ilie Sanchez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 12' Carlos Ferreira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 12' The referee calls foul for Ilie Sanchez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlos Ferreira makes it 2-0.
  • 18' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 19' Cristian Arango is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 275 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Clark is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' Gareth Bale is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Vela at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Jesus Murillo. He replaces Eddie Segura on 64 minute.
  • 69' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Denis Bouanga comes on to replace Cristian Arango.
  • 75' Magnificent from Griffin Dorsey! That is 13 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Darwin Ceren steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 81' It’s high time Paulo Nagamura made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Roberto Avila has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Ferreira on 89 minute.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 2-1 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.

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
Adama Diomande 3
Jack McGlynn 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
1.56 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo40% Draw26% Los Angeles FC34%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
60%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo28% Draw43% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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