Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

2
1
Houston Dynamo 3 games · Avg 4.7 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 #25
44 Points 32
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 11
34 Scored 47
32 Conceded 47
+2 GD +0
1.63 PPG 1.19
48% Win % 30%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (32 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
San Diego FC
0-15
6/8
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A
Anders Dreyer 11 G 9 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Felipe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The travelling San Diego FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ezequiel Ponce on 39.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jason Grubb might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Hirving Lozano as he leaves the pitch. Amahl Pellegrino steps in for San Diego FC.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franco Negri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Diego FC.
  • 53' The Denmark Anders Dreyer breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 1-1!
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Duane Holmes makes way for Amine Bassi at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 72' Pablo Ortiz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 225 appearances.
  • 76' Alexander Mighten is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corey Baird at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' Anibal Godoy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 77.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Aiden Harangi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Junior Urso is withdrawn and Sergio Santos gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Ian Pilcher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
  • 84' San Diego FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Willy Kumado is hanging Aiden Harangi on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Luca de la Torre gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 87' What composure from Sergio Santos! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 89' What a strike from Anders Dreyer! The score is 2-3.
  • 89' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Ondrej Lingr departs to be replaced by Gabriel Segal.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' A tactical swap from San Diego FC — Paddy McNair on, Anders Dreyer off on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. San Diego FC beats Houston Dynamo

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 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Lawrence Ennali 1
Milan Iloski 1
Onni Valakari 1
Luca Bombino 1
Sergio Santos 1
Felipe 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
1.84 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo36% Draw24% San Diego FC40%
Actual: San Diego FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
60%
Draw or San Diego FC
64%
Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo28% Draw38% San Diego FC34%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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