Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Ukraine international Artem Smoliakov 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. Odin Holm made 416 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ezequiel Ponce.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Jack McGlynn is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 24.
  • 29' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Esteban David Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 35' Marlon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Griffin Dorsey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Jack McGlynn adds to his 2 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Adam Saldana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 61.
  • 66' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nathan Ordaz scoring 1 goals.
  • 69' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 69 minute. Esteban David Martinez leaves to be changed by Cengiz Under.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Sergi Palencia on, Marlon off on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Eddie Segura is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 75' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 75.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Marky Delgado. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 79 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 81 minute. Sebastian Kowalczyk leaves to be changed by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 86' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Amine Bassi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Amine Bassi has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Lodeiro to step up.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Jack McGlynn has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Bartlow to step up.
  • 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
4 / 4
1.28 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo47% Draw28% Los Angeles FC25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
75%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
53%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo29% Draw51% Los Angeles FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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