Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 11 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 4 New England Revolution 10 19 5 Los Angeles FC 11 21 6 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 7 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 8 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 9 Minnesota United FC 11 20 10 D.C. United SC 11 15 11 Real Salt Lake 10 19 12 FC Cincinnati 11 15 13 FC Dallas 11 16 14 Charlotte FC 11 14 15 Houston Dynamo 10 15 16 Toronto FC 11 14 17 New York City FC 11 12 18 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 19 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 20 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 21 New York Red Bulls 11 12 22 Austin FC 11 13 23 Atlanta United FC 11 10 24 San Diego FC 11 12 25 Orlando City SC 11 10 26 Portland Timbers 10 10 27 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 28 St. Louis City 10 6 29 Philadelphia Union 11 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D 17 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–3 L 13 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L 06 Jul San Diego FC A 4–3 W 29 Jun St. Louis City H 1–0 W 26 Jun Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D 16 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W 12 Jul New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W 06 Jul Nashville SC A 0–1 L 29 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L 26 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union #8 Position #15 15 Points 6 10 Played 11 5 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 7 13 Scored 9 18 Conceded 17 -5 GD -8 1.50 PPG 0.55 50% Win % 9% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season18% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this seasonHouston Dynamo are 8th (15 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Alejandro Bedoya puts Philadelphia Union on the lead.
- 17' That looks like a foul for a card for Olivier Mbaizo.
- 22' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 26' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 26.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Griffin Dorsey made 260 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' It’s gonna be a card for Mikkel Uhre.
- 37' Duane Holmes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel Ponce on 37 minute.
- 38' Franco Escobar is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 46.
- 47' Danley Jean Jacques is replacing Jovan Lukic for the Philadelphia Union side.
- 49' Ondrej Lingr was booked on 49.
- 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' What a strike from Jack McGlynn! The score is 1-1.
- 58' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Olivier Mbaizo departs to be replaced by Kai Wagner.
- 63' 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 Jonathan Bond suffering a number of foals already.
- 68' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Kowalczyk departs to be replaced by Lawrence Ennali.
- 73' The whistle greets Alejandro Bedoya as he departs to be replaced by Indiana Vassilev.
- 74' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Frankie Westfield, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Ondrej Lingr by Gabriel Segal on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Houston Dynamo
Starting XI- 31
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10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Duane Holmes 37'
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Franco Escobar ↓ Felipe 69'
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25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Erik Duenas 90'
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Ondrej Lingr ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
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Bench-
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Duane Holmes ↑ 37'
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16
Erik Duenas ↑ 90'
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11
Lawrence Ennali ↑ 69'
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Gabriel Segal ↑ 90'
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36
Felipe ↑ 69'
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Coach Ben OlsenPhiladelphia Union
Starting XI- 11
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15
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Kai Wagner 58'
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Mikkel Uhre ↓ Tai Baribo 47'
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Bench-
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Kai Wagner ↑ 58'
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Indiana Vassilev ↑ 73'
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33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 90'
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Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 47'
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Tai Baribo ↑ 47'
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29
Olwethu Makhanya ↑ 47'
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Coach Bradley Carnell -
Head to Head
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2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2025-07-16 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-07-12 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-07-06 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W