Thursday , 2 July 2026

Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
1 – 1
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Corey Baird 42' 1–0
1–1 87' Klauss
Erik Sviatchenko 8' Y
Franco Escobar 22' Y
Hector Herrera 25' Y
Y 34' Njabulo Blom
Adalberto Carrasquilla 61' Y
Y 90' Tim Parker

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Houston Dynamo 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City 2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep St. Louis City H 1–1 D
03 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–0 D
31 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W
16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
11 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
03 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
31 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
26 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
21 Aug Austin FC H 6–3 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo St. Louis City
#22 Position #27
22 Points 16
14 Played 14
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 6
19 Scored 16
23 Conceded 20
-4 GD -4
1.57 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: St. Louis City gets underway.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past St. Louis City's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 8' It’s gonna be a card for Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 18' Hector Herrera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Louis City tonight.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a card for Franco Escobar.
  • 25' Hector Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' Njabulo Blom is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' GOAL! Corey Baird scores on 42. Assisted by Amine Bassi
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' It looks surprising St. Louis City does not make any changes. Nokkvi THorisson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Houston Dynamo 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.
  • 60' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Aziel Jackson is replaced by Nokkvi THorisson on 60 minute.
  • 61' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amine Bassi, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 71' Adalberto Carrasquilla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Nelson Quinones exits the field as Brad Smith enters on 73.
  • 78' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Corey Baird is replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 82' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Joakim Nilsson exits the field as Joshua Yaro enters on 82.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Klauss has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Adalberto Carrasquilla as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Kowalczyk steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Tim Parker is booked for St. Louis City — card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduard Lowen 2
Simon Becher 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 1
Corey Baird 1
Klauss 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1

Head to Head

2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City 2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

St. Louis City Form

2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-09-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City L 2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City L 2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or St. Louis City 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo42% Draw28% St. Louis City30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
70%
Draw or St. Louis City
58%
Houston Dynamo or St. Louis City
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo29% Draw48% St. Louis City23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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