Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York City FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Wed 28 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Erik Duenas
Y 63' Felipe
Tayvon Gray 65' Y
Aiden O'Neill 85' Y
Nico Cavallo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

1
3
New York City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-05-26 Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
25 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
17 May New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
14 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
04 May FC Cincinnati H 1–0 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May New York City FC A 3–0 W
25 May San Jose Earthquakes A 3–3 D
18 May FC Dallas A 2–0 W
15 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
11 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–3 L
04 May Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Houston Dynamo
#8 Position #20
33 Points 44
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
41 Scored 34
36 Conceded 32
+5 GD +2
1.22 PPG 1.63
30% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ 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)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aiden O'Neill, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Argentina international Franco Escobar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Justin Haak adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erik Duenas.
  • 40' With 1 assists to his name this season, Julian Fernandez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Junior Urso is withdrawn and Artur gets his opportunity.
  • 50' What a strike from Gabriel Segal! The score is 1-1.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erik Duenas made 297 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Felipe on 63.
  • 65' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 65.
  • 65' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Nico Cavallo on, Justin Haak off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Erik Duenas exits the field as Ondrej Lingr enters on 71.
  • 72' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 72 minute. Felipe leaves to be changed by Griffin Dorsey.
  • 74' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Jonathan Shore is replaced by Keaton Parks on 74 minute.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 82' Duane Holmes is replacing Jack McGlynn for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 85' New York City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 89' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Nicolas Lodeiro by Pablo Ortiz on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Nico Cavallo.
  • Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 2
Gabriel Segal 2
Mauro Manotas 1
Juan Cabezas 1
Tomas Martinez 1
Alexandru Mitrita 1
Alberth Elis 1
Amine Bassi 1

Head to Head

2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo 2018-05-26 Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-17 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2025-05-10 New York City FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati W

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2025-05-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2025-05-18 FC Dallas 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2025-05-15 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2025-05-11 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-05-04 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC31% Draw28% Houston Dynamo41%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
69%
New York City FC or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC23% Draw46% Houston Dynamo31%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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