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 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

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	#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' That's the starting whistle at PNC Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Franco Escobar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 51 cards already picked up this season.
25' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Hector Herrera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 27.
32' Amine Bassi, a Morocco , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' Martin Caceres picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Martin Caceres gets a Yellow card.
35' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hector Herrera on 35.
36' Goal! Hector Herrera scores his 18 goal in 495 matches.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Amine Bassi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 46 minute. Memo Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Preston Judd.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' The whistle greets Dejan Joveljic as he departs to be replaced by Javier Hernandez.
60' A quiet spell here at PNC Stadium. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Martin Caceres is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Red card on 64.
65' Amine Bassi does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
66' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Riqui Puig gets a Yellow card.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
73' Against the run of play, Amine Bassi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marky Delgado made 288 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The final score is 3-0.

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

1.62 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo56% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy18%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

82%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

44%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo38% Draw48% Los Angeles Galaxy14%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

11.2%

2 – 1

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

2.6%

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	18%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	25%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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