Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 1

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 13 Apr 2025 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Carlos Garces 20' Y

Edwin Cerrillo 25' Y

Zanka 28' R

Y 35' Griffin Dorsey

Y 85' Franco Escobar

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
05 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
30 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
22 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D
16 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
09 Mar	St. Louis City	H	0–3	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
23 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
16 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Houston Dynamo
#24	Position	#22
20	Points	22
15	Played	14
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
22	Scored	19
22	Conceded	23
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.57
33%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles Galaxy is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
14' A goal from the Argentina international Ezequiel Ponce! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-1!
19' 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.
20' That is a card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Carlos Garces will be fuming at that decision.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Edwin Cerrillo is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — card on 25.
28' Zanka was booked on 28.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Griffin Dorsey will be fuming at that decision.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' Isaiah Parente is replacing Lucas Sanabria for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
54' Jack McGlynn is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
57' A goal from the Uruguay international Diego Fagundez! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-1!
62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
67' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
72' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Brooklyn Raines is replaced by Nicolas Lodeiro.
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Amine Bassi has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahim Aliyu to step up.
84' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Tucker Lepley on, Diego Fagundez off on 84 minutes.
85' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Franco Escobar will be fuming at that decision.
87' The supporters are chanting for Julian Aude. He replaces Christian Ramirez on 87 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 83'
10
Ezequiel Ponce
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk
21
Jack McGlynn
35
Brooklyn Raines ↓ Nicolas Lodeiro 72'
24
Obafemi Awodesu
26
Blake Gillingham

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Christian Ramirez	2
Riqui Puig	2
Dejan Joveljic	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2025-04-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-04-05 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2025-03-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2025-03-22 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-03-16 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-03-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 St. Louis City L

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-04-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-04-06 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-03-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.31 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw29% Houston Dynamo33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

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	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

67%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

62%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw48% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

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

30% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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