Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Thu 26 Sep 2019 · 02:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+2'
Y 33' Aljaz Struna
Mohamed El Mounir 56' Y
Eduard Atuesta 75' Y
Diego Rossi 80' Y
Y 81' Matias Vera
Diego Rossi 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Joe Dickerson

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

7
5
6
Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-13 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-04 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Houston Dynamo H 3–1 W
22 Sep Toronto FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
07 Sep Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
02 Sep Minnesota United FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
26 Aug FC Dallas A 1–5 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Houston Dynamo
#21 Position #20
41 Points 44
28 Played 27
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
43 Scored 34
30 Conceded 32
+13 GD +2
1.46 PPG 1.63
39% Win % 48%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Carlos Vela makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 28' Tyler Miller adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Aljaz Struna will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Colombia international Eduard Atuesta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 58' Mark-Anthony Kaye gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Brian Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Mohamed El Mounir needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Mauro Manotas as he leaves the pitch. Alberth Elis steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 70' The deadlock is broken! Diego Rossi gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Jordan Harvey on, Mohamed El Mounir off on 71 minutes.
  • 75' Eduard Atuesta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Houston Dynamo make a change. Memo Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Thomas McNamara on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 82' A goal from the Colombia international Eduard Atuesta! He fires home on 82 to make it 4-0!
  • 85' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Boniek Garcia has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Ceren to step up.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Los Angeles FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-13 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-04 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-09-22 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2019-09-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-07 Orlando City SC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-02 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2019-08-26 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-26 FC Dallas 5–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC58% Draw23% Houston Dynamo19%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
42%
Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC41% Draw42% Houston Dynamo17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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