Thursday , 1 October 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Los Angeles Galaxy
1 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Matias Vera
Y 65' Darwin Ceren
Jonathan dos Santos 69' Y
Y 80' Zarek Valentin
Y 88' Carlos Darwin Quintero
Y 90' Boniek Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

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
2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
11 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
28 Aug Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D
21 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
18 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L
14 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
12 Sep Austin FC H 3–0 W
04 Sep Portland Timbers H 0–2 L
29 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
22 Aug FC Dallas H 2–2 D
19 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L

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' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host Houston Dynamo — let the battle begin!
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' The Haiti Fafa Picault breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 0-1!
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' Adam Lundqvist has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' 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 Maximiliano Urruti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Rayan Raveloson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The whistle greets Efrain Alvarez as he departs to be replaced by Dejan Joveljic.
  • 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matias Vera.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' What composure from Javier Hernandez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 63' Sebastian Lletget is replacing Victor Vazquez for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
  • 65' Darwin Ceren catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan dos Santos on 69 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Kevin Cabral enters on 69.
  • 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Matias Vera exits the field as Boniek Garcia enters on 76.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Matias Vera is replaced by Boniek Garcia on 77 minute.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' Maynor Figueroa is replacing Teenage Hadebe for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 83' Sacha Kljestan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan dos Santos at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 86 minute. Carlos Darwin Quintero leaves to be changed by Memo Rodriguez.
  • 88' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Boniek Garcia.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

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

2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 72%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
66%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
63%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy24% Draw49% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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