Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

2 – 1

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 01:00 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Amine Bassi 10' Y

Y 55' Joseph Paintsil

Brooklyn Raines 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Shell Energy 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

2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	St. Louis City	A	0–3	L
03 Oct	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
22 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
19 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–1	W
22 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–2	W
19 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–4	L
15 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	4–2	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy get this one started.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Poor challenge from Amine Bassi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 0% of all matches.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph Paintsil made 316 appearances and scored 60 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' 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.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' Ezequiel Ponce does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
46' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Hector Herrera exits the field as Brooklyn Raines enters on 46.
51' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joseph Paintsil on 55 minutes.
60' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
69' Gaston Brugman is replacing Julian Aude for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
74' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' The crowd applauds Ibrahim Aliyu as he leaves the pitch. Latif Blessing steps in for Houston Dynamo.
80' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Marco Reus is replaced by John Nelson.
82' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Sebastian Kowalczyk comes on to replace Ezequiel Ponce.
83' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Dejan Joveljic by Diego Fagundez on 83 minute.
88' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Edwin Cerrillo is withdrawn and Isaiah Parente gets his opportunity.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jalen Neal is hanging Carlos Garces on the field on 89 minute.
90' Brooklyn Raines was booked on 90.
Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Los Angeles Galaxy

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Orrin McKinze Gaines II 89'
16
Hector Herrera ↓ Brooklyn Raines 46'
5
Daniel Steres
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 82'
6
Artur
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Latif Blessing 76'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Gaston Brugman ↑ 69'
7
Diego Fagundez ↑ 83'
15
Eriq Zavaleta
14
John Nelson ↑ 80'
35
Novak Micovic
27
Miguel Berry
52
Isaiah Parente ↑ 88'
24
Jalen Neal ↑ 89'
19
Mauricio Cuevas

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Memo Rodriguez	2
Carlos Ferreira	2
Christian Ramirez	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-10-03 Houston Dynamo 2–1 New England Revolution W 2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-09-22 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-10-06 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Austin FC W 2024-10-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-09-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo49% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

75%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

51%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo35% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy21%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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