Thursday , 2 July 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 22 Sep 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 59' Cristian Higuita

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

2
1
1
Houston Dynamo 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
26 Aug FC Dallas A 1–5 L
18 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
14 Sep New England Revolution H 3–3 D
07 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
01 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
24 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
18 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Orlando City SC
#22 Position #13
22 Points 14
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
19 Scored 23
23 Conceded 44
-4 GD -21
1.57 PPG 0.93
50% Win % 27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ 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 Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Lamine Sane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 6' Dom Dwyer puts Orlando City SC on the lead.
  • 11' Tesho Akindele needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 16' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Lundqvist made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hector Herrera scoring 1 goals.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matias Vera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 51' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Memo Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas McNamara on 63 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Ascues. He replaces Cristian Higuita on 64 minute.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Willis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' GOAL! Alberth Elis scores on 70. Assisted by Christian Ramirez
  • 73' GOAL! Christian Ramirez scores on 73. Assisted by Mauro Manotas
  • 78' Tomas Martinez is replacing Mauro Manotas for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 83' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Christopher Mueller. He replaces Jhegson Mendez on 85 minute.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darwin Ceren is hanging Christian Ramirez on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ercan Kara 2
Carlos Ferreira 1
Hector Herrera 1
Romell Quioto 1
Romell Quioto 1
Alberth Elis 1
Christian Ramirez 1
Dom Dwyer 1

Head to Head

2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Orlando City SC Form

2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2019-09-14 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2019-09-07 Orlando City SC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Orlando City SC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-18 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Houston Dynamo to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo61% Draw22% Orlando City SC17%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
82%
Draw or Orlando City SC
39%
Houston Dynamo or Orlando City SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo45% Draw40% Orlando City SC15%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7%
3 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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