Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

3 – 0

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Thu 3 Sep 2020 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Compass Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Aljaz Struna 78' Y

Aljaz Struna 79' Y

Y 84' Michael Boxall

Wilfried Zahibo 90' Y

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Parker
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Luis Guardia
Referee Chris Elliott

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 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-05-26 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-08 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	5–2	W
22 Aug	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
24 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
19 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
14 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–3	L
30 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
21 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
07 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L
02 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–1	W
29 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Minnesota United FC
#20	Position	#25
51	Points	44
34	Played	34
14 / 9 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
43	Scored	56
43	Conceded	58
+0	GD	-2
1.50	PPG	1.29
41%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BBVA Compass Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United FC.
5' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Marlon Hairston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
20' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' A goal from the Colombia international Darwin Quintero! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 301 games and scored 449 goals.
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Alberth Elis comes on to replace Niko Hansen.
59' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Robin Lod exits the field as Ethan Finlay enters on 59.
60' Kevin Molino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raheem Edwards on 60 minute.
65' Ariel Lassiter doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' Ariel Lassiter adds to his 8 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
71' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Jan Gregus has done his job and it is now time for Emanuel Reynoso to step up.
72' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Marlon Hairston is withdrawn and Jacori Hayes gets his opportunity.
74' Boniek Garcia is replacing Darwin Quintero for the Houston Dynamo side.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aljaz Struna on 78.
79' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
82' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Matias Vera by Wilfried Zahibo on 82 minute.
84' A moment of madness from Michael Boxall on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
89' The 36-year-old Aljaz Struna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wilfried Zahibo.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Houston Dynamo players.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

5
Aljaz Struna
15
Maynor Figueroa
3
Adam Lundqvist
24
Darwin Ceren
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Niccolo Lemoine 82'
4
Zarek Valentin
13
Christian Ramirez ↓ Ariel Lassiter 55'
12
Niko Hansen ↓ Alberth Elis 55'
23
Darwin Quintero ↓ Boniek Garcia 74'
1
Marko Maric
22
Matias Vera C ↓ Wilfried Zahibo 82'

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Jacori Hayes ↑ 72'
13
Ethan Finlay ↑ 59'
7
Kevin Molino ↑ 60'
4
Jose Aja
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↑ 71'
9
Luis Amarilla ↑ 59'
97
Dayne St. Clair

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	5
Robin Lod	5
Ethan Finlay	4
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Adrien Hunou	2
Alberth Elis	2
Darwin Quintero	2
Franco Fragapane	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo W 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-08-30 FC Dallas 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-08-07 Orlando City SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-08-02 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Minnesota United FC W 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo57% Draw24% Minnesota United FC19%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

82%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

43%

Houston Dynamo or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo40% Draw45% Minnesota United FC15%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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