Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Houston Dynamo

1 – 1

Full Time

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 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#19	Position	#13
32	Points	16
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
27	Scored	25
24	Conceded	33
+3	GD	-8
1.78	PPG	0.89
56%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union is underway.
5' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Jovan Lukic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
15' The USA Alejandro Bedoya breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-1!
17' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
22' Olivier Mbaizo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 286 appearances.
26' The referee calls foul for Nathan Harriel. He receives a card.
31' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' Mikkel Uhre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 33.
37' Duane Holmes is replacing Ezequiel Ponce for the Houston Dynamo side.
38' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 38.
43' It’s high time Bradley Carnell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' It’s gonna be a card for Griffin Dorsey.
47' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Jovan Lukic has done his job and it is now time for Danley Jean Jacques to step up.
49' It’s gonna be a card for Ondrej Lingr.
54' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Jack McGlynn doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Kai Wagner comes on to replace Olivier Mbaizo.
63' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
68' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Sebastian Kowalczyk exits the field as Lawrence Ennali enters on 69.
73' Indiana Vassilev gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya and will look to change the dynamic.
74' That looks like a foul for a card for Frankie Westfield.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' 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.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Frankie Westfield on 90 minutes.
90' Gabriel Segal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ondrej Lingr on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Cory Burke	1
Christian Ramirez	1
Jack Elliott	1
Kacper Przybylko	1
Mauro Manotas	1
Julian Carranza	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

1.37 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo34% Draw28% Philadelphia Union38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

63%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

66%

Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo26% Draw46% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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