Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles Galaxy
0 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Raheem Edwards 34' Y
Y 38' Daniel Steres
Y 55' Luis Caicedo
Y 64' Nelson Quinones
Y 90' Artur

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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
2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-05-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
31 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 W
27 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
16 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–4 L
09 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
05 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–0 D
31 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W
16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
13 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–3 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' And we are off! Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Tyler Boyd is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahim Aliyu, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Raheem Edwards on 34 minutes.
  • 38' Daniel Steres picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Andrew Tarbell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Caicedo is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 55.
  • 60' The 32-year-old Brad Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Diego Fagundez exits the field as Michael Barrios enters on 63.
  • 64' Nelson Quinones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 64' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Sebastian Kowalczyk is withdrawn and Adalberto Carrasquilla gets his opportunity.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Micael is replaced by Brad Smith on 67 minute.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' Sebastian Kowalczyk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' Jonathan Perez gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Oriol Rosell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Mavinga made 289 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Artur.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-05-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy37% Draw31% Houston Dynamo32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
68%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
63%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy24% Draw53% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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