Nashville SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nashville SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Geodis Park.
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Houston Dynamo H 3–1 W 20 Sep Orlando City SC A 2–3 L 13 Sep FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 31 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L 24 Aug Orlando City SC H 5–1 W 17 Aug New York City FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Nashville SC A 1–3 L 21 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–0 W 14 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L 07 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D 31 Aug St. Louis City A 3–2 W 24 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L Season Stats
Nashville SC Houston Dynamo #1 Position #22 33 Points 22 14 Played 14 10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6 31 Scored 19 11 Conceded 23 +20 GD -4 2.36 PPG 1.57 71% Win % 50% Key Stats
80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonNashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededHouston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Geodis Park will turn into a battlefield for Nashville SC and Houston Dynamo.
- 2' What a strike from Hany Mukhtar! The score is 1-0.
- 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
- 9' That looks like a foul for a card for Erik Sviatchenko.
- 13' That looks like a foul for a card for Andy Najar.
- 15' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Ondrej Lingr is replaced by Obafemi Awodesu on 15 minute.
- 20' 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.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ondrej Lingr made 166 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack McGlynn suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Jack Maher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 40' Goal! Junior Urso scores his 18 goal in 370 matches.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 48' Sam Surridge puts Nashville SC on the lead.
- 50' What a strike from Andy Najar! The score is 3-1.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 57' Josh Bauer is replacing Andy Najar for the Nashville SC side.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amine Bassi, as he is very good at scoring at Geodis Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 67' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Amine Bassi. He replaces Junior Urso on 69 minute.
- 70' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Ezequiel Ponce is replaced by Duane Holmes on 70 minute.
- 75' Jeisson Palacios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 76' The whistle greets Hany Mukhtar as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Boyd.
- 77' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Sam Surridge departs to be replaced by Teal Bunbury.
- 82' Houston Dynamo 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.
- 84' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ethan Bartlow is replaced by Sergio Santos.
- 87' Another change for Nashville SC made on 87 minute. Jacob Shaffelburg leaves to be changed by Walker Zimmerman.
- Full Time. Nashville SC beats Houston Dynamo
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Lineups
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
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Sam Surridge ↓ Teal Bunbury 77'
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31
Andy Najar ↓ Josh Bauer 57'
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Hany Mukhtar ↓ Tyler Boyd 76'
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Patrick Yazbek ↓ Bryan Acosta 57'
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Bench
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Bryan Acosta ↑ 57'
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12
Teal Bunbury ↑ 77'
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Walker Zimmerman ↑ 87'
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11
Tyler Boyd ↑ 76'
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Josh Bauer ↑ 57'
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Coach B.J. CallaghanHouston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
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Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Duane Holmes 70'
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Artur ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 84'
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Junior Urso ↓ Amine Bassi 69'
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Ondrej Lingr ↓ Obafemi Awodesu 15'
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Ethan Bartlow ↓ Sergio Santos 84'
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Bench
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Duane Holmes ↑ 70'
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Amine Bassi ↑ 69'
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Sergio Santos ↑ 84'
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Sebastian Kowalczyk ↑ 84'
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Obafemi Awodesu ↑ 15'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hany Mukhtar 3 Carlos Ferreira 3 Adalberto Carrasquilla 2 Carlos Darwin Quintero 1 Walker Zimmerman 1 Junior Urso 1 Sam Surridge 1 Maynor Figueroa 1 Head to Head
Nashville SC Form
Houston Dynamo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.4 Nashville SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.99 Houston Dynamo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Nashville SC to win 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.39Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Nashville SC or Draw 83%Draw or Houston Dynamo 38%Nashville SC or Houston Dynamo 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 1 8.8%1 – 0 7.8%3 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 Actual0 – 0 4.8%2 – 2 4.6%4 – 0 4.5%4 – 1 4.5%1 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Nashville SC
Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 20% 54% -1.5 46% — 54% -1 46% 22% 33% -0.5 67% — 33% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.