Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

0 – 3

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 21 Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Javier Hernandez

Y 11' Julian Araujo

Maynor Figueroa 37' Y

Y 84' Nick DePuy

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–3	L
17 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
17 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
27 Sep	Austin FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Los Angeles Galaxy
#19	Position	#27
32	Points	22
18	Played	19
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
27	Scored	24
24	Conceded	29
+3	GD	-5
1.78	PPG	1.16
56%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Los Angeles Galaxy get us underway at BBVA Stadium.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' A moment of madness from Javier Hernandez on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
11' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Julian Araujo will be fuming at that decision.
16' Houston Dynamo have won 391 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' Jonathan Bond is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
31' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
36' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maynor Figueroa on 37.
37' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sacha Kljestan on 37.
39' Sacha Kljestan doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
44' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Sebastian Lletget has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' The crowd applauds Julian Araujo as he leaves the pitch. Oniel Fisher steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
46' Against the run of play, Zarek Valentin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
47' A stunning finish from Kevin Cabral — that came from absolutely nowhere!
48' Kevin Cabral doubles the advantage! 0-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Dejan Joveljic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javier Hernandez at the 60 minute mark.
61' Joe Corona is replacing Maximiliano Urruti for the Houston Dynamo side.
62' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Maximiliano Urruti by Joe Corona on 62 minute.
67' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Derrick Williams is withdrawn and Sega Coulibaly gets his opportunity.
71' Adam Saldana is replacing Jonathan dos Santos for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
76' Over 76 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
80' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Darwin Ceren by Ian Hoffmann on 80 minute.
84' A moment of madness from Nick DePuy on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
89' Sega Coulibaly has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
0-3 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Memo Rodriguez 62'
15
Maynor Figueroa ↓ Tyler Pasher 46'
5
Tim Parker
24
Darwin Ceren ↓ Ian Hoffmann 80'
4
Zarek Valentin ↓ Adam Lundqvist 46'
10
Fafa Picault
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Joe Corona 62'
26
Michael Nelson
25
Griffin Dorsey
29
Sam Junqua
23
Carlos Darwin Quintero

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 60'
15
Niko Hamalainen
3
Derrick Williams ↓ Sega Coulibaly 68'
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Samuel Grandsir 60'
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Adam Saldana 71'
17
Sebastian Lletget
16
Sacha Kljestan
26
Efrain Alvarez
2
Julian Araujo ↓ Oniel Fisher 46'
20
Nick DePuy

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Riqui Puig	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Amine Bassi	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-04 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-09-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-09-19 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.5 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo40% Draw28% Los Angeles Galaxy32%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

68%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

60%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo30% Draw46% Los Angeles Galaxy24%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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