Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Eddie Segura 32' Y
Y 33' Matias Vera
Y 34' Matias Vera
R 59' Matias Vera
Y 72' Darwin Quintero
Jose Cifuentes 84' Y
Latif Blessing 85' Y
Y 90' Boniek Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Timothy Ford

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
5
6
Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
25 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
19 Oct Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
15 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
11 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 3–1 W
05 Oct Real Salt Lake A 3–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
19 Oct Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D
15 Oct Nashville SC H 1–3 L
10 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 0–1 L
08 Oct FC Dallas H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Houston Dynamo
#17 Position #19
34 Points 32
19 Played 18
10 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
35 Scored 27
19 Conceded 24
+16 GD +3
1.79 PPG 1.78
53% Win % 56%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles FC is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' Diego Rossi puts Los Angeles FC on the lead.
  • 14' Kenneth Vermeer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 22' Eddie Segura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Eddie Segura picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 33.
  • 34' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' The 26-year-old Brian Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' GOAL! Ariel Lassiter scores on 46.
  • 46' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Memo Rodriguez on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Mauro Manotas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 52' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Red card on 59.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Vela. He replaces Brian Rodriguez on 60 minute.
  • 61' Latif Blessing is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francisco Ginella at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas is replaced by Boniek Garcia.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tristan Blackmon, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 69' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Niko Hansen is withdrawn and Niccolo Lemoine gets his opportunity.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Darwin Quintero on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 77' Eduard Atuesta, a Colombia , has 36 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' Niko Hansen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' Jose Cifuentes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Latif Blessing catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Boniek Garcia is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

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

2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-10-25 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-10-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2020-10-11 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-19 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2020-10-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Nashville SC L 2020-10-10 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-08 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.12 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC62% Draw22% Houston Dynamo16%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
38%
Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC44% Draw41% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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