Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ezequiel Ponce 16' Y
Jack McGlynn 24' Y
Y 30' Esteban David Martinez
Y 61' Adam Saldana
Y 74' Eddie Segura
Sebastian Kowalczyk 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Shell Energy 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
2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2024-09-08 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2024-09-01 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Houston Dynamo 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W
30 Mar Portland Timbers A 1–3 L
23 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
16 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
03 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 1–4 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
30 Mar San Diego FC A 2–3 L
23 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
15 Mar Austin FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 2–5 L
02 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Ezequiel Ponce is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 16.
  • 21' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a card for Jack McGlynn.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 30' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 30.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' 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 Artem Smoliakov suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Odin Holm needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' Magnificent from Jack McGlynn! That is 15 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Saldana is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 61.
  • 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Cengiz Under on, Esteban David Martinez off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' The whistle greets Marlon as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Palencia.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Eddie Segura.
  • 75' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 79' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Yaw Yeboah exits the field as Marky Delgado enters on 79.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Sebastian Kowalczyk is replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 86' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Eddie Segura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Amine Bassi by Nicolas Lodeiro on 87 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Jack McGlynn as he departs to be replaced by Ethan Bartlow.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

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
Corey Baird 2
Mauro Manotas 2
Jose Cifuentes 2
Carlos Ferreira 2

Head to Head

2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2024-09-08 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2024-09-01 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Houston Dynamo 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-03-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L

Los Angeles FC Form

2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2025-03-30 San Diego FC 3–2 Los Angeles FC L 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2025-03-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2025-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Los Angeles FC L 2025-03-02 Los Angeles FC 1–0 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo45% Draw27% Los Angeles FC28%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
72%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
55%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo28% Draw49% Los Angeles FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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