Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 9 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 10 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Rubiel Vazquez
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 9 22 2 San Jose Earthquakes 10 27 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 24 4 Internacional CF Miami 10 19 5 Los Angeles FC 10 20 6 Chicago Fire FC 9 17 7 Seattle Sounders FC 8 19 8 New England Revolution 9 16 9 Minnesota United FC 10 17 10 Charlotte FC 10 14 11 Real Salt Lake 9 16 12 Toronto FC 10 13 13 Colorado Rapids SC 10 13 14 New York City FC 10 12 15 FC Dallas 10 13 16 Columbus Crew SC 10 12 17 FC Cincinnati 10 12 18 Los Angeles Galaxy 10 12 19 D.C. United SC 10 12 20 Houston Dynamo 9 12 21 New York Red Bulls 10 12 22 San Diego FC 10 11 23 Montreal Impact FC 9 9 24 Austin FC 10 10 25 Atlanta United FC 10 7 26 Portland Timbers 9 10 27 Orlando City SC 10 7 28 St. Louis City 9 6 29 Philadelphia Union 10 5 30 Sporting Kansas City 9 4 -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds PNC Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' 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.
- 14' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 14.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amahl Pellegrino, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 44 games and scored 67 goals.
- 35' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ibrahim Aliyu on 35.
- 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Anibal Godoy.
- 43' It’s high time Mikey Varas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Manu Duah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 53' San Diego FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Guilherme is replaced by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Mateusz Bogusz is replaced by Lawrence Ennali.
- 77' Another change for San Diego FC made on 77 minute. Alexander Mighten leaves to be changed by David Vazquez.
- 79' The referee shows San Diego FC player a card on 79.
- 80' It’s gonna be a card for Mikey Varas.
- 85' San Diego FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Felipe as he departs to be replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Diego FC.
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Houston Dynamo
Starting XI- 3
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18
Diadie Samassekou ↓ Artur 66'
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30
Agustin Bouzat ↓ Hector Herrera 77'
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Guilherme ↓ Ezequiel Ponce 66'
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Felipe ↓ Erik Sviatchenko 90'
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Bench- 14
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Hector Herrera ↑ 77'
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10
Ezequiel Ponce ↑ 66'
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Artur ↑ 66'
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Erik Sviatchenko ↑ 90'
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Lawrence Ennali ↑ 75'
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Coach Ben OlsenSan Diego FC
Starting XI- 20
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Lewis Morgan ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 66'
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Osvald Soe ↓ Ian Pilcher 77'
Bench-
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Marcus Ingvartsen ↑ 66'
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Alejandro Alvarado Jr ↑ 90'
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90
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 66'
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David Vazquez ↑ 77'
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Ian Pilcher ↑ 77'
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Coach Mikey Varas -
Houston Dynamo Form