Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

1 – 1

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 20 Jun 2021 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Tim Parker

Y 30' Matias Vera

Y 71' Fafa Picault

Y 72' Fafa Picault

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
29 May	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
23 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
17 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
01 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
30 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
23 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

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 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' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack McGlynn scoring 2 goals.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Tim Parker was booked on 17.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darwin Ceren made 278 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Matias Vera gets a Yellow card.
35' The 29-year-old Eddie Segura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 46 minute. Mark-Anthony Kaye leaves to be changed by Bryce Duke.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jose Cifuentes makes no mistake. 1-0!
51' Jose Cifuentes adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
55' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Memo Rodriguez by Joe Corona on 55 minute.
58' Maximiliano Urruti makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
59' The crowd applauds Tyler Pasher as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Darwin Quintero steps in for Houston Dynamo.
64' The crowd applauds Carlos Vela as he leaves the pitch. Cal Jennings steps in for Los Angeles FC.
69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fafa Picault on 71.
72' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 72.
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
78' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Tristan Blackmon has done his job and it is now time for Kim Moonhwan to step up.
83' 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 Maynor Figueroa suffering a number of foals already.
88' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
89' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Darwin Ceren on, Derrick Jones off on 89 minutes.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Ariel Lassiter 89'
15
Maynor Figueroa
5
Tim Parker
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Joe Corona 55'
4
Zarek Valentin
21
Derrick Jones ↓ Darwin Ceren 89'
10
Fafa Picault
1
Marko Maric
22
Matias Vera
29
Sam Junqua
19
Tyler Pasher ↓ Carlos Darwin Quintero 59'

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	5
Diego Rossi	5
Adama Diomande	3
Jack McGlynn	3
Jose Cifuentes	2
Carlos Ferreira	2
Nathan Ordaz	2
Memo Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC50% Draw26% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

75%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

50%

Los Angeles FC or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC37% Draw44% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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