Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Assistant 1 Lyes Arfa
- Assistant 2 Diego Blas
14 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Houston Dynamo H 1–4 L 03 May San Diego FC A 2–2 D 25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W 23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D 19 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–4 L 11 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Los Angeles FC A 4–1 W 03 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W 26 Apr Austin FC A 0–2 L 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 Season Stats
Los Angeles FC Houston Dynamo #20 Position #22 24 Points 22 15 Played 14 7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6 24 Scored 19 17 Conceded 23 +7 GD -4 1.60 PPG 1.57 47% Win % 50% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonLos Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededHouston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo is underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Jack McGlynn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jack McGlynn on 25.
- 27' It’s gonna be a card for Guilherme.
- 32' Los Angeles FC 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.
- 34' What a strike from Guilherme! The score is 0-2.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 45' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 45.
- 46' What a strike from Nathan Ordaz! The score is 1-2.
- 51' GOAL! Mateusz Bogusz scores on 51.
- 55' Jack McGlynn with the second goal in the match!
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ezequiel Ponce made 127 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 272 games and scored 383 goals.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Heung-min Son, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 79' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' It’s gonna be a card for Tyler Boyd.
- 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Felipe on 88.
- 90' Ryan Raposo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Los Angeles FC
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Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 14
- 46
- 8
- 5
- 4
- 18
- 91
- 7
- 27
- 30
Bench
- 11
- 24
- 33
- 17
- 19
- 66
- 12
- 21
- 29
Coach Marc Dos SantosHouston Dynamo Lineups
4-5-1Starting XI
- 3
- 31
- 10
- 18
- 6
- 20
- 19
- 8
- 11
- 36
- 34
Bench
- 14
- 16
- 30
- 13
- 9
- 21
- 17
- 24
- 26
Coach Ben Olsen -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Vela 5 Diego Rossi 5 Adama Diomande 3 Jack McGlynn 3 Mauro Manotas 2 Jose Cifuentes 2 Carlos Ferreira 2 Nathan Ordaz 2 Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
Houston Dynamo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.54 Los Angeles FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 Houston Dynamo xGI would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Houston Dynamo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.96Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw 66%Draw or Houston Dynamo 62%Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Houston Dynamo win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.3%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 7.1%0 – 0 7%0 – 1 6.5%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.