Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 29 Jun 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 2' Joey Zalinsky
Y 21' Jayden Reid
Pablo Ortiz 38' Y
Y 45' Ben Lundt
Franco Escobar 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City — 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

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2
3
Houston Dynamo 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City 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
29 Jun St. Louis City H 1–0 W
26 Jun Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
15 Jun Montreal Impact FC H 1–3 L
01 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L
28 May New York City FC A 3–0 W
25 May San Jose Earthquakes A 3–3 D
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
26 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–4 L
14 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
08 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
31 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
25 May Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo St. Louis City
#20 Position #19
44 Points 44
27 Played 26
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 6
34 Scored 45
32 Conceded 36
+2 GD +9
1.63 PPG 1.69
48% Win % 46%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 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
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Houston Dynamo get us underway at Shell Energy Stadium.
  • 2' Poor challenge from Joey Zalinsky. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 7' It looks surprising St. Louis City does not make any changes. Akil Watts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Akil Watts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfredo Morales at the 15 minute mark.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' Jayden Reid is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Critchley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' St. Louis City have won 187 goals from 124 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Pablo Ortiz gets a card.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and St. Louis City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Ben Lundt was booked on 45.
  • 46' Joey Zalinsky makes way for Tomas Totland at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Erik Sviatchenko by Ethan Bartlow on 54 minute.
  • 59' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' The Argentina Ezequiel Ponce breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 1-0!
  • 67' Xande Silva gets the nod from St. Louis City. He replaces Celio Pompeu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Another change for St. Louis City made on 72 minute. Jayden Reid leaves to be changed by Tomas Ostrak.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ondrej Lingr is replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  • 82' It’s high time David Critchley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Obafemi Awodesu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Felipe on 85 minute.
  • 90' Franco Escobar was booked on 90.
  • St. Louis City will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Critchley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Becher 3
Eduard Lowen 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 1
Corey Baird 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1

Head to Head

2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City 2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City W 2025-06-26 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-06-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2025-06-01 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2025-05-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Houston Dynamo D

St. Louis City Form

2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City L 2025-06-26 St. Louis City 2–4 Orlando City SC L 2025-06-14 St. Louis City 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City L 2025-05-31 St. Louis City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-05-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.07 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 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo37% Draw29% St. Louis City34%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or St. Louis City
63%
Houston Dynamo or St. Louis City
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo22% Draw51% St. Louis City27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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