Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy
1 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Fri 24 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+9'
Y 45' Aljaz Struna
Y 59' Darwin Quintero
Y 70' Boniek Garcia
Daniel Steres 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Richard Gamache
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

4
7
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
19 Jul Los Angeles FC A 2–6 L
14 Jul Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
08 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–1 L
29 Feb Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
21 Oct Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
19 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
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

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Houston Dynamo
#23 Position #20
36 Points 44
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
37 Scored 34
44 Conceded 32
-7 GD +2
1.29 PPG 1.63
32% Win % 48%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ 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 Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles Galaxy welcome Houston Dynamo for this crunch clash at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 17' Against the run of play, Darwin Quintero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Corona, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
  • 37' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aljaz Struna.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Mauro Manotas has done his job and it is now time for Ronaldo Pena to step up.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 50% of all matches.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Darwin Quintero argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Emil Cuello. He replaces Julian Araujo on 61 minute.
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Boniek Garcia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Joe Corona is replaced by Efrain Alvarez.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Houston Dynamo make a change. Memo Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Maynor Figueroa on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Daniel Steres is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cristian Pavon 3
Kevin Cabral 3
Mauro Manotas 3
Ezequiel Ponce 3
Ola Kamara 3
Dejan Joveljic 2
Amine Bassi 2
Javier Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Los Angeles FC 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy37% Draw28% Houston Dynamo35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
65%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
63%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy26% Draw46% Houston Dynamo28%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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