Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Los Angeles FC

3 – 3

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Houston Dynamo

Tue 14 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+8' · FT 45+6'

Y 46' Matias Vera

Tristan Blackmon 52' Y

Y 67' Boniek Garcia

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Richard Gamache

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–3	D
09 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	3–3	D
01 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
29 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D
08 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–4	L
29 Feb	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
06 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
29 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
26 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	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 history

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles FC to score. At the same time, Houston Dynamo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Puerto Rico international Zarek Valentin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
9' Memo Rodriguez does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' The deadlock is broken! Bradley Wright-Phillips gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenneth Vermeer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Memo Rodriguez makes it 1-2.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Dejan Jakovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera will be fuming at that decision.
50' Alberth Elis does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
52' Tristan Blackmon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
57' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Bradley Wright-Phillips is replaced by Adama Diomande on 60 minute.
63' What composure from Diego Rossi! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 2-3.
64' Darwin Ceren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Darwin Quintero on 64 minute.
67' Boniek Garcia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
69' Brian Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
77' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Daniel Musovski on, Adama Diomande off on 77 minutes.
81' Sam Junqua is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Lundqvist at the 81 minute mark.
86' Houston Dynamo have won 385 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Alberth Elis has done his job and it is now time for Victor Cabrera to step up.
90' Jose Cifuentes is replacing Mark-Anthony Kaye for the Los Angeles FC side.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Mohamed El Mounir 60'
1
Kenneth Vermeer
66
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Adama Diomande 60'
20
Eduard Atuesta
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing
5
Dejan Jakovic
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye C ↓ Jose Cifuentes 90'
27
Tristan Blackmon ↓ Francisco Ginella 60'
4
Eddie Segura
17
Brian Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	5
Diego Rossi	5
Adama Diomande	3
Jack McGlynn	3
Corey Baird	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Jose Cifuentes	2
Carlos Ferreira	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2020-03-01 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-09-29 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.43 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC60% Draw21% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

40%

Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC45% Draw37% Houston Dynamo18%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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