Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Xavier Arreaga
Maynor Figueroa 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

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

1
2
12
Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
03 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 2–4 L
30 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–0 D
26 Sep Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep FC Dallas H 3–2 W
16 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
10 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
04 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
30 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
26 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
19 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders FC
#19 Position #24
32 Points 24
18 Played 17
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
27 Scored 20
24 Conceded 22
+3 GD -2
1.78 PPG 1.41
56% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at BBVA Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 15' Magnificent from Maximiliano Urruti! That is 45 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Carlos Darwin Quintero adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Sam Junqua has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Jimmy Medranda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 54' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 54' Teenage Hadebe makes way for Maynor Figueroa at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 59' Zarek Valentin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Adalberto Carrasquilla is replaced by Darwin Ceren.
  • 68' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' Leo Chu gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Fredy Montero and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The whistle greets Griffin Dorsey as he departs to be replaced by Joe Corona.
  • 79' Maynor Figueroa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 88' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Shane O'Neill is withdrawn and Alex Roldan gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Rothrock 4
Albert Rusnak 3
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Victor Rodriguez 2
Fredy Montero 2
Kelyn Rowe 2
Victor Rodriguez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2

Head to Head

2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo39% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC32%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
69%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
61%
Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo28% Draw49% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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