Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Houston Dynamo

3 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Hector Herrera 35' 1–0

Amine Bassi pen 65' 2–0

Amine Bassi 73' 3–0

Hector Herrera 27' Y

Y 34' Martin Caceres

Amine Bassi 42' Y

YR 64' Martin Caceres

Y 64' Gaston Brugman

Y 66' Riqui Puig

Overview

Match Preview

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

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-05-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
02 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
26 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	New England Revolution	A	0–3	L
26 Feb	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–3	L
01 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
25 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
19 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
12 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D
05 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Los Angeles Galaxy
#20	Position	#26
51	Points	44
34	Played	34
14 / 9 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
43	Scored	50
43	Conceded	57
+0	GD	-7
1.50	PPG	1.29
41%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds PNC Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hector Herrera.
32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 50% of all matches.
34' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Martin Caceres will be fuming at that decision.
35' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martin Caceres.
35' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hector Herrera makes no mistake. 1-0!
36' The deadlock is broken! Hector Herrera gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
41' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Memo Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Preston Judd.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raheem Edwards made 295 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Javier Hernandez on, Dejan Joveljic off on 55 minutes.
60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Martin Caceres.
65' The deadlock is broken! Amine Bassi gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
66' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
71' Artur is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
73' Amine Bassi does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC W 2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-02-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 FC Dallas 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.67 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo55% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

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

81%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

45%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo38% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy15%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.5%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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