Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
San Diego FC
Thu 23 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Felipe 14' Y
Y 38' Anibal Godoy
R 79' Amahl Pellegrino
Y 80' Mikey Varas
Franco Negri 90' Y
Y 90' Ian Pilcher
Ondrej Lingr 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC 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
23 Apr San Diego FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
12 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–6 L
05 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
22 Mar FC Dallas A 3–4 L
15 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
19 Apr Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
12 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
22 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
15 Mar FC Dallas A 3–3 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' We are underway at PNC Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' With 5 assists to his name this season, Anders Dreyer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 14' A moment of madness from Felipe on 14 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Mateusz Bogusz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 363 appearances.
  • 29' San Diego FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ondrej Lingr, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' GOAL! Ibrahim Aliyu scores on 35. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr
  • 38' Anibal Godoy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
  • 43' Agustin Resch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' It looks surprising San Diego FC does not make any changes. Jeppe Tverskov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Guilherme is replaced by Ezequiel Ponce on 66 minute.
  • 71' Guilherme needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' Houston Dynamo make a change. Mateusz Bogusz trudges off to be replaced by Lawrence Ennali on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Another substitution for San Diego FC to replace Alexander Mighten by David Vazquez on 77 minute.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Amahl Pellegrino.
  • 80' Mikey Varas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Franco Negri has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Franco Negri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Felipe departs to be replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Amahl Pellegrino 1
Franco Escobar 1
Lawrence Ennali 1
Milan Iloski 1
Onni Valakari 1

Head to Head

2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC 2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC 2025-07-06 San Diego FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC W 2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-03-22 FC Dallas 4–3 Houston Dynamo L 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers W

San Diego FC Form

2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC L 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC L 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2026-03-15 FC Dallas 3–3 San Diego FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo51% Draw24% San Diego FC25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
75%
Draw or San Diego FC
49%
Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo35% Draw42% San Diego FC23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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