Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#19 Position #28
32 Points 21
18 Played 18
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 7
27 Scored 32
24 Conceded 29
+3 GD +3
1.78 PPG 1.17
56% Win % 28%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
32% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). San Diego FC are 28th (21 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
San Diego FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 11 G 2 A
Anders Dreyer 6 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at PNC Stadium. Houston Dynamo are looking to make home advantage count against San Diego FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Houston Dynamo have won 385 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a card for Felipe.
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' A goal from the Nigeria international Ibrahim Aliyu! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-0!
  • 38' Anibal Godoy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Amahl Pellegrino, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Agustin Resch suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Duran Ferree has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' Ezequiel Ponce is ready to make an impact after coming on for Guilherme at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Denmark international Osvald Soe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Lawrence Ennali gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Mateusz Bogusz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A change in the San Diego FC ranks — Alexander Mighten exits the field as David Vazquez enters on 77.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Amahl Pellegrino.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Mikey Varas. He receives a card.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Felipe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 90' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Franco Negri will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Felipe makes way for Erik Sviatchenko at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Diego FC.

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
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Anders Dreyer 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
1.93 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo51% Draw23% San Diego FC26%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
74%
Draw or San Diego FC
49%
Houston Dynamo or San Diego FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo36% Draw41% San Diego FC23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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