Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 1

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 26 May 2024 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
18 May	Charlotte FC	A	0–0	D
16 May	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D
12 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
05 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
27 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
19 May	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
16 May	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
12 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
05 May	St. Louis City	H	0–0	D
28 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Dignity Health Sports Park as Los Angeles Galaxy face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
18' Latif Blessing puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
23' Riqui Puig, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' Miki Yamane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' Against the run of play, Gabriel Pec has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' The supporters are chanting for Brad Smith. He replaces Latif Blessing on 46 minute.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Riqui Puig on 59.
64' Maya Yoshida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
67' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Julian Aude trudges off to be replaced by John Nelson on 67 minutes.
72' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' USA international John McCarthy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
78' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Daniel Steres has done his job and it is now time for Jefferson Valverde to step up.
83' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Segal is hanging Adalberto Carrasquilla on the field on 83 minute.
84' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Daniel Aguirre comes on to replace Diego Fagundez.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Smith made 292 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Erik Sviatchenko by Franco Escobar on 90 minute.
Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi
16
Hector Herrera
5
Daniel Steres ↓ Jefferson Valverde 78'
13
Andrew Tarbell
15
Latif Blessing ↓ Brad Smith 46'
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Gabriel Segal 83'
6
Artur
28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Franco Escobar 90'
25
Griffin Dorsey
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Memo Rodriguez	2
Carlos Ferreira	2
Christian Ramirez	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-18 Charlotte FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-16 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-04-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas D 2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City D 2024-04-28 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy42% Draw27% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

58%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw48% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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