Sunday , 16 August 2026

Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Minnesota United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Adalberto Carrasquilla
Y 40' Micael
Michael Boxall 55' Y
Y 74' Sebastian Kowalczyk
Y 87' Daniel Steres

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

10
3
5
Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Houston Dynamo H 1–2 L
07 Apr Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
30 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
17 Mar Los Angeles FC H 2–0 W
10 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–2 W
02 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
03 Mar New York Red Bulls 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.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Minnesota United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 23.
  • 28' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Brad Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' USA international Caden Clark has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The crowd applauds Erik Sviatchenko as he leaves the pitch. Micael steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 38' Brilliant from the ! Alejandro Bran makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 38.
  • 40' Micael picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' Alejandro Bran makes way for Hassani Dotson at the 48 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Michael Boxall.
  • 60' Wil Trapp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 41 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Tani Oluwaseyi. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 65 minute.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Franco Fragapane makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Sebastian Kowalczyk gets a card.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Sebastian Kowalczyk has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' Houston Dynamo make a change. Latif Blessing trudges off to be replaced by Brad Smith on 77 minutes.
  • 81' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Wil Trapp is withdrawn and Jordan Adebayo-Smith gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The whistle greets D.J. Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Caden Clark.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Daniel Steres. He receives a card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 5
Robin Lod 5
Ethan Finlay 4
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Adrien Hunou 2
Alberth Elis 2
Felipe 2
Darwin Quintero 2

Head to Head

2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC 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

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-30 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2024-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2024-03-10 Orlando City SC 2–3 Minnesota United FC W 2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC38% Draw29% Houston Dynamo33%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
62%
Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC26% Draw49% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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