Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Minnesota United FC

2 – 0

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Memo Rodriguez

Y 21' Sam Junqua

Y 62' Derrick Jones

Y 63' Derrick Jones

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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

Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2020-10-19 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2020-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC 2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–2	D
29 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
08 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
05 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
01 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
25 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Houston Dynamo
#29	Position	#20
29	Points	44
27	Played	27
7 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
40	Scored	34
49	Conceded	32
-9	GD	+2
1.07	PPG	1.63
26%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Minnesota United FC launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
5' The 35-year-old Fafa Picault has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
14' Robin Lod puts Minnesota United FC on the lead.
19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Memo Rodriguez gets a Yellow card.
26' Ian Hoffmann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 284 appearances.
31' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
46' Sam Junqua has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
51' Romain Metanire has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Parker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
61' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 62.
63' Derrick Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
64' Fafa Picault makes way for Griffin Dorsey at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
65' Adalberto Carrasquilla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Corona at the 65 minute mark.
67' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Hansen is hanging Adrien Hunou on the field on 67 minute.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brent Kallman makes it 2-0.
76' Chase Gasper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
79' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Juan Agudelo on, Robin Lod off on 79 minutes.
80' Ian Hoffmann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Memo Rodriguez at the 80 minute mark.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
88' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Corey Baird by Mateo Bajamich on 88 minute.
89' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacori Hayes is hanging Ethan Finlay on the field on 89 minute.
Another three points for Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

12
Corey Baird ↓ Mateo Bajamich 88'
5
Tim Parker
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Ian Hoffmann 79'
4
Zarek Valentin
21
Derrick Jones
10
Fafa Picault ↓ Griffin Dorsey 64'
1
Marko Maric
22
Matias Vera
29
Sam Junqua
14
Joe Corona ↓ Adalberto Carrasquilla 65'
18
Teenage Hadebe

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	5
Robin Lod	5
Ethan Finlay	4
Philippe Senderos	2
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Adrien Hunou	2
Alberth Elis	2
Felipe	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-05 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC46% Draw27% Houston Dynamo27%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

54%

Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC30% Draw48% Houston Dynamo22%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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