Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Houston Dynamo

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Philadelphia Union

Sun 20 Jul 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Olivier Mbaizo

Y 26' Nathan Harriel

Y 33' Mikkel Uhre

Franco Escobar 38' Y

Griffin Dorsey 46' Y

Ondrej Lingr 49' Y

Y 74' Frankie Westfield

R 90' Frankie Westfield

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 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 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

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

Philadelphia Union

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
#20	Position	#6
44	Points	39
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
34	Scored	54
32	Conceded	44
+2	GD	+10
1.63	PPG	1.44
48%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at Shell Energy Stadium.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' GOAL! Alejandro Bedoya scores on 15.
17' Poor challenge from Olivier Mbaizo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Quinn Sullivan, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 26.
31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
37' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Ezequiel Ponce by Duane Holmes on 37 minute.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Escobar on 38.
43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
47' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Jovan Lukic exits the field as Danley Jean Jacques enters on 47.
49' Ondrej Lingr was booked on 49.
54' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' GOAL! Jack McGlynn scores on 45.
58' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Olivier Mbaizo is withdrawn and Kai Wagner gets his opportunity.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
69' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lawrence Ennali is hanging Sebastian Kowalczyk on the field on 69 minute.
73' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Alejandro Bedoya exits the field as Indiana Vassilev enters on 73.
74' Frankie Westfield was booked on 74.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
89' Houston Dynamo have won 398 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The referee calls foul for Frankie Westfield. He receives a card.
90' Ondrej Lingr makes way for Gabriel Segal at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

31
Jonathan Bond
10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Duane Holmes 37'
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Felipe 69'
30
Junior Urso
25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Erik Duenas 90'
9
Ondrej Lingr ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Lawrence Ennali 69'
4
Ethan Bartlow
21
Jack McGlynn
22
Pablo Ortiz

Bench

14
Duane Holmes ↑ 37'
8
Amine Bassi
1
Jimmy Maurer
16
Erik Duenas ↑ 90'
11
Lawrence Ennali ↑ 69'
12
Toyosi Olusanya
17
Gabriel Segal ↑ 90'
36
Felipe ↑ 69'
24
Obafemi Awodesu

Coach Ben Olsen

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Indiana Vassilev 73'
15
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Kai Wagner 58'
26
Nathan Harriel
8
Jesus Bueno
5
Jacob Glesnes ↓ Olwethu Makhanya 47'
7
Mikkel Uhre ↓ Tai Baribo 47'
14
Jeremy Rafanello ↓ Quinn Sullivan 90'
20
Bruno Damiani
76
Andrew Rick
39
Frankie Westfield
4
Jovan Lukic ↓ Danley Jean Jacques 47'

Bench

27
Kai Wagner ↑ 58'
18
Andre Blake
19
Indiana Vassilev ↑ 73'
33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 90'
21
Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 47'
25
Chris Donovan
9
Tai Baribo ↑ 47'
29
Olwethu Makhanya ↑ 47'
6
Cavan Sullivan

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alejandro Bedoya	2
Mikael Uhre	2
Fafa Picault	1
Cory Burke	1
Christian Ramirez	1
Jack Elliott	1
Kacper Przybylko	1
Mauro Manotas	1

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2025-07-06 San Diego FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo W 2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City W 2025-06-26 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L

Philadelphia Union Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.12 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo28% Draw28% Philadelphia Union44%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

56%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

72%

Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo20% Draw46% Philadelphia Union34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

8.3%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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