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 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.9 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
#22	Position	#24
22	Points	20
14	Played	15
7 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
19	Scored	22
23	Conceded	22
-4	GD	+0
1.57	PPG	1.33
50%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

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

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
9' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Hernandez.
11' A moment of madness from Julian Araujo on 11 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' Sam Junqua, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 37.
37' What a strike from Sacha Kljestan! The score is 0-1.
39' GOAL! Sacha Kljestan scores on 39.
44' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Julian Araujo departs to be replaced by Oniel Fisher.
46' What composure from Zarek Valentin! The Puerto Rico international strokes it home. 0-3.
47' Magnificent from Kevin Cabral! That is 27 goals in 367 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
48' Kevin Cabral does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
53' Griffin Dorsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Dejan Joveljic gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Javier Hernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
61' Maximiliano Urruti makes way for Joe Corona at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
62' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Joe Corona on, Maximiliano Urruti off on 62 minutes.
67' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Derrick Williams is replaced by Sega Coulibaly on 68 minute.
71' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Jonathan dos Santos is withdrawn and Adam Saldana gets his opportunity.
76' The 33-year-old Jonathan Bond has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Ian Hoffmann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darwin Ceren at the 80 minute mark.
84' A moment of madness from Nick DePuy on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 0-3 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

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
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Amine Bassi	2
Javier Hernandez	2
Sacha Kljestan	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

2 / 4

1.37 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo35% Draw28% Los Angeles Galaxy37%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

63%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

65%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo26% Draw45% Los Angeles Galaxy29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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