Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Minnesota United FC

1 – 0

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Houston Dynamo

Thu 18 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 14' 1–0

Wil Trapp 30' Y

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 40' Y

Y 50' Micael

Hassani Dotson 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
14 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
07 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
01 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
14 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
07 May	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
15 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
09 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Allianz Field as Minnesota United FC face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Thor Ulfarsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-3-3 shape.
14' Bongokuhle Hlongwane makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
19' 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.
24' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Wil Trapp was booked on 30.
35' The 29-year-old Miguel Tapias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Bongokuhle Hlongwane was booked on 40.
45' Kemar Lawrence is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
46' Houston Dynamo make a change. Corey Baird trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Franco on 46 minutes.
50' Poor challenge from Micael. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact 4-3-3.
59' Carlos Ferreira gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joseph Rosales is hanging Wil Trapp on the field on 63 minute.
67' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Sang-Bin Jung has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Fragapane on 73 minute.
78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
80' Kervin Arriaga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Amarilla on 80 minute.
83' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Griffin Dorsey comes on to replace Franco Escobar.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Clark is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	5
Robin Lod	5
Ethan Finlay	4
Franco Fragapane	2
Ariel Lassiter	2
Alberth Elis	2
Philippe Senderos	2
Philippe Senderos	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-01 Minnesota United FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-04-16 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-04-15 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC47% Draw29% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

53%

Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC29% Draw52% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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