Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

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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 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#20	Position	#23
44	Points	36
27	Played	28
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
34	Scored	37
32	Conceded	44
+2	GD	-7
1.63	PPG	1.29
48%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy has kicked off!
5' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Michael Nelson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
9' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Javier Hernandez will be fuming at that decision.
11' Julian Araujo was booked on 11.
16' Nick DePuy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 486 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' 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.
36' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maynor Figueroa on 37.
37' Sacha Kljestan puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
39' A goal from the USA international Sacha Kljestan! He fires home on 39 to make it 0-2!
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Oniel Fisher on, Julian Araujo off on 46 minutes.
46' The deadlock is broken! Zarek Valentin gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
47' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Cabral makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 45.
48' Kevin Cabral is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
53' Joe Corona needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
60' Javier Hernandez makes way for Dejan Joveljic at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
61' The crowd applauds Maximiliano Urruti as he leaves the pitch. Joe Corona steps in for Houston Dynamo.
62' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Maximiliano Urruti is replaced by Joe Corona on 62 minute.
67' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
68' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Derrick Williams trudges off to be replaced by Sega Coulibaly on 68 minutes.
71' Adam Saldana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan dos Santos on 71 minute.
76' Dejan Joveljic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 66 goals in his last 247 appearances.
80' Ian Hoffmann is replacing Darwin Ceren for the Houston Dynamo side.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nick DePuy on 84.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 287 games and scored 486 goals.
It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 0-3.

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
Christian Ramirez	2
Riqui Puig	2
Dejan Joveljic	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

0 / 4

1.38 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo38% Draw29% Los Angeles Galaxy33%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

67%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

62%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo28% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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