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 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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	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 2.7 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
#19	Position	#25
32	Points	24
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
27	Scored	20
24	Conceded	25
+3	GD	-5
1.78	PPG	1.33
56%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The 34-year-old James Musa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' 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.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' Goal! Darwin Quintero scores his 40 goal in 285 matches.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tab Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Emanuel Reynoso has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Adam Lundqvist has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 278 appearances.
48' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
53' Chase Gasper, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The whistle greets Niko Hansen as he departs to be replaced by Alberth Elis.
59' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 59 minute. Robin Lod leaves to be changed by Ethan Finlay.
60' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Raheem Edwards is replaced by Kevin Molino on 60 minute.
65' Ariel Lassiter adds to his 1 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
70' The deadlock is broken! Ariel Lassiter gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
71' The supporters are chanting for Emanuel Reynoso. He replaces Jan Gregus on 71 minute.
72' Jacori Hayes is replacing Marlon Hairston for the Minnesota United FC side.
74' The supporters are chanting for Boniek Garcia. He replaces Darwin Quintero on 74 minute.
78' Poor challenge from Aljaz Struna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 79.
82' The crowd applauds Matias Vera as he leaves the pitch. Wilfried Zahibo steps in for Houston Dynamo.
84' Michael Boxall was booked on 84.
89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wilfried Zahibo.
It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 3-0.

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
Franco Fragapane	2
Ariel Lassiter	2
Alberth Elis	2
Philippe Senderos	2
Philippe Senderos	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

1.77 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo60% Draw24% Minnesota United FC16%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

84%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

40%

Houston Dynamo or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo42% Draw46% Minnesota United FC12%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

2 – 0

12.3%

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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