Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

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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 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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Houston Dynamo.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' It’s high time Eric Ramsay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eric Ramsay will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Wil Trapp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 291 appearances.
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adalberto Carrasquilla on 23.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
34' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Micael comes on to replace Erik Sviatchenko.
38' A goal from the Costa Rica international Alejandro Bran! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-0!
40' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Micael gets a card.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' Hassani Dotson gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Alejandro Bran and will look to change the dynamic.
53' The 33-year-old Robin Lod has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Poor challenge from Michael Boxall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Teemu Pukki is replaced by Tani Oluwaseyi.
70' Franco Fragapane makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Kowalczyk is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 74.
77' Sebastian Kowalczyk adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
77' Brad Smith gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Latif Blessing and will look to change the dynamic.
81' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Wil Trapp is replaced by Jordan Adebayo-Smith on 81 minute.
85' The crowd applauds D.J. Taylor as he leaves the pitch. Caden Clark steps in for Minnesota United FC.
87' Daniel Steres picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

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
Franco Fragapane	2
Ariel Lassiter	2
Alberth Elis	2
Philippe Senderos	2
Philippe Senderos	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

1.36 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Houston Dynamo xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC39% Draw29% Houston Dynamo32%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

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

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

61%

Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC28% Draw48% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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