Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Minnesota United FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Emanuel Reynoso 40' Y

Y 41' Carlos Darwin Quintero

Y 72' Sam Junqua

Overview

Match Preview

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

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
16 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–4	L
11 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
21 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
12 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
04 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
29 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Houston Dynamo
#25	Position	#19
24	Points	32
18	Played	18
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 6
20	Scored	27
25	Conceded	24
-5	GD	+3
1.33	PPG	1.78
33%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Minnesota United FC have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' What a strike from Robin Lod! The score is 1-0.
6' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
11' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Goal! Ethan Finlay scores his 30 goal in 285 matches.
22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' 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.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emanuel Reynoso.
41' Carlos Darwin Quintero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Memo Rodriguez, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Jacori Hayes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emanuel Reynoso at the 60 minute mark.
63' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Matias Vera has done his job and it is now time for Memo Rodriguez to step up.
64' Zarek Valentin makes way for Corey Baird at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Poor challenge from Sam Junqua. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
77' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Minnesota United FC make a change. Bakaye Dibassy trudges off to be replaced by Brent Kallman on 83 minutes.
85' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Fafa Picault has done his job and it is now time for Ariel Lassiter to step up.
90' Chase Gasper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 285 appearances.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

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

2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-19 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC54% Draw26% Houston Dynamo20%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

46%

Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC34% Draw49% Houston Dynamo17%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

12.7%

0 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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