Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Houston Dynamo

0 – 3

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Bongokuhle Hlongwane

0–2 20' Teemu Pukki

0–3 87' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Micael 68' Y

Franco Escobar 90' Y

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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 2.7 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC 2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L
09 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
02 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jun	Austin FC	A	0–3	L
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
15 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
09 Jul	Austin FC	H	1–4	L
02 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
10 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–4	L
04 Jun	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Minnesota United FC
#20	Position	#29
44	Points	29
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
34	Scored	40
32	Conceded	49
+2	GD	-9
1.63	PPG	1.07
48%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United FC has kicked off!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' A quiet spell here at PNC Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Bongokuhle Hlongwane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teemu Pukki makes it 0-2.
25' Minnesota United FC have won 429 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Nelson Quinones, a Colombia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ibrahim Aliyu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Franco. He replaces Nelson Quinones on 46 minute.
51' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' 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.
61' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Mender Garcia comes on to replace Teemu Pukki.
66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
68' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 68.
70' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Bakaye Dibassy on, Miguel Tapias off on 70 minutes.
73' The whistle greets Daniel Steres as he departs to be replaced by Chase Gasper.
78' 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.
83' Dayne St. Clair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 290 appearances.
85' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Luis Caicedo comes on to replace Artur.
87' GOAL! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi fires home to make it 0-3!
89' Ethan Bartlow is replacing Erik Sviatchenko for the Houston Dynamo side.
90' Franco Escobar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC L 2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-06-25 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2023-06-10 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-06-04 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo32% Draw27% Minnesota United FC41%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

59%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

68%

Houston Dynamo or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo25% Draw44% Minnesota United FC31%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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