Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Los Angeles Galaxy have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' Ezequiel Ponce is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 19' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Carlos Garces.
  • 25' Edwin Cerrillo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zanka on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Griffin Dorsey argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria is replaced by Isaiah Parente.
  • 54' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' Diego Fagundez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' Nicolas Lodeiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brooklyn Raines at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Amine Bassi is replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 84' Tucker Lepley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Fagundez at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Escobar on 85.
  • 87' Julian Aude gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Christian Ramirez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1 / 4
1.03 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw31% Houston Dynamo37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy21% Draw51% Houston Dynamo28%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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