Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Minnesota United FC

1 – 2

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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

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

Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#23	Position	#22
22	Points	22
15	Played	14
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
18	Scored	19
22	Conceded	23
-4	GD	-4
1.47	PPG	1.57
40%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
5' Jordan Adebayo-Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 275 games and scored 385 goals.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' The referee has no hesitation. Adalberto Carrasquilla is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 23.
28' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
33' The 33-year-old Robin Lod has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' The supporters are chanting for Micael. He replaces Erik Sviatchenko on 34 minute.
38' What a strike from Alejandro Bran! The score is 1-0.
40' The referee calls foul for Micael. He receives a card.
45' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' Minnesota United FC make a change. Alejandro Bran trudges off to be replaced by Hassani Dotson on 48 minutes.
53' Bongokuhle Hlongwane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Boxall is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 55.
60' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
65' Tani Oluwaseyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 65 minute.
70' A stunning finish from Franco Fragapane — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sebastian Kowalczyk on 74 minutes.
77' A goal from the Poland international Sebastian Kowalczyk! He fires home on 77 to make it 2-1!
77' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Latif Blessing by Brad Smith on 77 minute.
81' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Adebayo-Smith. He replaces Wil Trapp on 81 minute.
85' Caden Clark is replacing D.J. Taylor for the Minnesota United FC side.
87' Daniel Steres catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Tani Oluwaseyi 65'
17
Robin Lod
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Jordan Adebayo-Smith 81'
15
Michael Boxall
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor ↓ Caden Clark 85'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Franco Fragapane 65'
11
Sang-bin Jeong
2
Devin Padelford
25
Alejandro Bran ↓ Hassani Dotson 48'
24
Hugo Bacharach

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

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

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

1.42 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC42% Draw29% Houston Dynamo29%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

58%

Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC30% Draw48% Houston Dynamo22%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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