Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

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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

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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Shell Energy 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at Shell Energy Stadium.
5' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Amine Bassi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' Ezequiel Ponce has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
46' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Hector Herrera is replaced by Brooklyn Raines.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
55' Joseph Paintsil catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
69' The whistle greets Julian Aude as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Brugman.
74' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' Latif Blessing gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Marco Reus trudges off to be replaced by John Nelson on 80 minutes.
82' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Ezequiel Ponce has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Kowalczyk to step up.
83' The crowd applauds Dejan Joveljic as he leaves the pitch. Diego Fagundez steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
88' The whistle greets Edwin Cerrillo as he departs to be replaced by Isaiah Parente.
89' Carlos Garces makes way for Jalen Neal at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
90' Brooklyn Raines catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

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
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

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

1.61 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo44% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy30%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

70%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

56%

Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo31% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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