Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W 19 Mar Austin FC H 2–0 W 05 Mar New England Revolution A 0–3 L 26 Feb FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 09 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L 03 Oct Nashville SC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L 18 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–2 W 12 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W 05 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D 25 Feb Nashville SC A 0–2 L 31 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L Season Stats
Houston Dynamo New York City FC #22 Position #8 22 Points 19 14 Played 15 7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6 19 Scored 25 23 Conceded 21 -4 GD +4 1.57 PPG 1.27 50% Win % 33% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this seasonHouston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Houston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNew York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Houston Dynamo is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alfredo Morales, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artur on 18.
- 23' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Pereira made 370 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Keaton Parks is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 54' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Brian Cufre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Amine Bassi puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
- 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Santiago Rodriguez.
- 60' 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.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Luis Caicedo. He replaces Nelson Quinones on 66 minute.
- 67' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Pereira departs to be replaced by Richard Ledezma.
- 68' Another change for New York City FC made on 68 minute. Gabriel Pereira leaves to be changed by Richard Ledezma.
- 73' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Griffin Dorsey is replacing Brooklyn Raines for the Houston Dynamo side.
- 78' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Alfredo Morales is replaced by Thiago.
- 83' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 84' Carlos Ferreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amine Bassi on 84 minute.
- 85' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Brian Cufre by Kevin O'Toole on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Griffin Dorsey gets a Yellow card.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Houston Dynamo and New York City FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Amine Bassi ↓ Carlos Ferreira 84'
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- 11
- 12
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- 22
- 17
- 4
- 35
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21
Nelson Quinones ↓ Luis Caicedo 66'
Bench
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27
Luis Caicedo ↑ 66'
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25
Griffin Dorsey ↑ 75'
- 31
- 34
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Carlos Ferreira ↑ 84'
- 19
Coach Ben OlsenNew York City FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Alfredo Morales ↓ Thiago 78'
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- 17
- 6
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Brian Cufre ↓ Kevin O'Toole 85'
- 55
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- 43
- 24
- 11
- 10
Bench
- 12
- 49
- 80
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Andres Jasson ↑ 85'
- 93
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Thiago ↑ 78'
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Richard Ledezma ↑ 68'
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Kevin O'Toole ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Valentin Castellanos 2 Gabriel Segal 2 Juan Cabezas 1 Tomas Martinez 1 Alexandru Mitrita 1 Alberth Elis 1 Amine Bassi 1 Alejandro Fuenmayor 1 Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
New York City FC Form
2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2023-03-12 New York City FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.53 Houston Dynamo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 New York City FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Houston Dynamo winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw 72%Draw or New York City FC 54%Houston Dynamo or New York City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%2 – 1 8.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 8.2%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 2 5.5%0 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.5%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push New York City FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 21% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 30% ✗New York City FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.