Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Houston Dynamo
2 – 4
Full Time
San Diego FC
Sun 5 Oct 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ezequiel Ponce 39' Y
Y 77' Anibal Godoy
Y 78' Aiden Harangi
Y 83' Ian Pilcher
Lawrence Ennali 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Houston Dynamo 4 games · Avg 5.0 goals San Diego FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC 2025-07-06 San Diego FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct San Diego FC H 2–4 L
28 Sep Nashville SC A 1–3 L
21 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
14 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
07 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
31 Aug St. Louis City A 3–2 W
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Houston Dynamo A 4–2 W
28 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L
20 Sep Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
01 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–1 W
24 Aug Portland Timbers H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo San Diego FC
#20 Position #28
51 Points 38
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 11 / 14
43 Scored 57
43 Conceded 63
+0 GD -6
1.50 PPG 1.12
41% Win % 26%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
24% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). San Diego FC are 28th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Diego FC
0-15
7/10
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/12
46-60
7/5
61-75
7/8
76+
10/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
San Diego FC
Anders Dreyer 14 G 12 A
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, San Diego FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' San Diego FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 68 games and scored 110 goals.
  • 15' The deadlock is broken! Felipe gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Hirving Lozano as he leaves the pitch. Amahl Pellegrino steps in for San Diego FC.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. San Diego FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' What an equalizer from Anders Dreyer!
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Guilherme scoring 2 goals.
  • 67' Amine Bassi is replacing Duane Holmes for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 72' 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.
  • 76' Another change for San Diego FC made on 76 minute. Corey Baird leaves to be changed by Alexander Mighten.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Anibal Godoy argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' That is a card for San Diego FC. Aiden Harangi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Junior Urso is replaced by Sergio Santos on 80 minute.
  • 83' Ian Pilcher catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
  • 84' The San Diego FC bench stirs into life. Aiden Harangi is withdrawn and Willy Kumado gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Luca de la Torre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Santos gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Magnificent from Anders Dreyer! That is 75 goals in 302 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ondrej Lingr is replaced by Gabriel Segal.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Lawrence Ennali gets a card.
  • 90' Paddy McNair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anders Dreyer on 90 minute.
  • 2-4 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Grubb

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 3
Guilherme 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Onni Valakari 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Luca Bombino 1
Sergio Santos 1
Mateusz Bogusz 1

Head to Head

2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC 2025-07-06 San Diego FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC L 2025-09-28 Nashville SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2025-09-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-09-07 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo W

San Diego FC Form

2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC W 2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-09-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2025-09-14 San Diego FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC W 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo37% Draw24% San Diego FC39%
Actual: San Diego FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
61%
Draw or San Diego FC
63%
Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo29% Draw38% San Diego FC33%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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