Saturday , 14 November 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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

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
#20 Position #9
51 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
43 Scored 63
43 Conceded 78
+0 GD -15
1.50 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 16 G 4 A
Antoine Griezmann 14 G 6 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Houston Dynamo face off against Orlando City SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Tesho Akindele is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Orlando City SC tonight.
  • 6' Dom Dwyer does the damage! The net is bulging and Orlando City SC surge ahead!
  • 11' USA international Joe Willis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
  • 36' Jhegson Mendez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' 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 Alberth Elis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Orlando City SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 63' Memo Rodriguez gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Thomas McNamara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Carlos Ascues is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Higuita at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' Aljaz Struna has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 70' Alberth Elis doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Christian Ramirez gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Mauro Manotas departs to be replaced by Tomas Martinez.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 85 minute. Jhegson Mendez leaves to be changed by Christopher Mueller.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Darwin Ceren comes on to replace Christian Ramirez.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Houston Dynamo to claim maximum points.

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
Romell Quioto 1
Romell Quioto 1
Alberth Elis 1
Christian Ramirez 1
Dom Dwyer 1
Carlos Ferreira 1
Hector Herrera 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
1.88 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 56% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo56% Draw24% Orlando City SC20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
80%
Draw or Orlando City SC
44%
Houston Dynamo or Orlando City SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo40% Draw44% Orlando City SC16%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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