Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and St. Louis City has kicked off!
  • 2' Joey Zalinsky was booked on 2.
  • 7' Ezequiel Ponce has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The whistle greets Alfredo Morales as he departs to be replaced by Akil Watts.
  • 20' Artur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a card for Jayden Reid.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' St. Louis City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' 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 Cedric Teuchert suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Pablo Ortiz.
  • 43' Amine Bassi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Lundt.
  • 46' The whistle greets Joey Zalinsky as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Totland.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 54' Ethan Bartlow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erik Sviatchenko at the 54 minute mark.
  • 59' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ezequiel Ponce on 66.
  • 67' Xande Silva is replacing Celio Pompeu for the St. Louis City side.
  • 72' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Jayden Reid is replaced by Tomas Ostrak.
  • 77' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Ondrej Lingr exits the field as Sebastian Kowalczyk enters on 77.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomas Totland, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Obafemi Awodesu comes on to replace Felipe.
  • 90' Franco Escobar was booked on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Houston Dynamo players.

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
Eduard Lowen 2
Simon Becher 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Nicholas Gioacchini 1
Tomas Ostrak 1
Jake Nerwinski 1
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 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
1.12 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or St. Louis City 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo39% Draw29% St. Louis City32%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
68%
Draw or St. Louis City
61%
Houston Dynamo or St. Louis City
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo24% Draw51% St. Louis City25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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