Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 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 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 #22 Position #15 22 Points 7 14 Played 15 7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10 19 Scored 18 23 Conceded 30 -4 GD -12 1.57 PPG 0.47 50% Win % 7% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this seasonHouston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Houston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededPhiladelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
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Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Duane Holmes 37'
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Franco Escobar ↓ Felipe 69'
- 30
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25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Erik Duenas 90'
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Ondrej Lingr ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
- 27
- 4
- 21
- 22
Bench
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14
Duane Holmes ↑ 37'
- 8
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16
Erik Duenas ↑ 90'
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11
Lawrence Ennali ↑ 69'
- 12
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Gabriel Segal ↑ 90'
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36
Felipe ↑ 69'
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Coach Ben OlsenPhiladelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
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15
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Kai Wagner 58'
- 26
- 8
- 5
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Mikkel Uhre ↓ Tai Baribo 47'
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- 20
- 76
- 39
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Bench
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27
Kai Wagner ↑ 58'
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Indiana Vassilev ↑ 73'
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33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 90'
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21
Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 47'
- 25
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Tai Baribo ↑ 47'
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29
Olwethu Makhanya ↑ 47'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alejandro Bedoya 2 Mikael Uhre 2 Mauro Manotas 1 Julian Carranza 1 Fafa Picault 1 Daniel Gazdag 1 Cory Burke 1 Quinn Sullivan 1 Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
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 accuracy2 / 41.33 Houston Dynamo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 Philadelphia Union xGI would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union 72% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw 62%Draw or Philadelphia Union 67%Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 2 8.5%0 – 1 7.9%0 – 0 7.8%2 – 1 7.5%1 – 0 6.9%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 5.7%2 – 0 5.1%1 – 3 4.3%3 – 1 3.4%0 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Philadelphia Union covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 20% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 12% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.