Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
0 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium 19,243 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 75' Hector Herrera
Eduard Atuesta 18' Y
Y 28' Felipe
Y 78' Jimmy Maurer
Braian Ojeda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)
  • Assistant 1 Nick Uranga
  • Assistant 2 Rhett Hammil (USA)
6 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

1
1
2
Orlando City SC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-06-18 Orlando City SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Houston Dynamo H 0–1 L
12 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–6 L
21 Mar Nashville SC A 0–5 L
14 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
07 Mar New York City FC A 0–5 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
12 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–6 L
05 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
22 Mar FC Dallas A 3–4 L
15 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
01 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Houston Dynamo
#11 Position #19
20 Points 32
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
30 Scored 27
47 Conceded 24
-17 GD +3
1.11 PPG 1.78
33% Win % 56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ 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)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Orlando City SC is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hector Herrera scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduard Atuesta on 18.
  • 23' Tiago has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 33' Lawrence Ennali is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 38' Orlando City SC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-4-1-1 shape.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Jonathan Bond makes way for Jimmy Maurer at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Maxime Crepeau is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 58' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Tyrese Spicer has done his job and it is now time for Justin Ellis to step up.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Artur comes on to replace Diadie Samassekou.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Hector Herrera makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 78' Jimmy Maurer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Zakaria Taifi is withdrawn and Harvey Sarajian gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Houston Dynamo have won 385 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Orlando City SC 0-1 Houston Dynamo. Honours even.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ercan Kara 2
Hector Herrera 1
Romell Quioto 1
Romell Quioto 1
Alberth Elis 1
Christian Ramirez 1
Dom Dwyer 1
Carlos Ferreira 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-06-18 Orlando City SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo

Orlando City SC Form

2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-05 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-14 Orlando City SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-03-07 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-03-22 FC Dallas 4–3 Houston Dynamo L 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC33% Draw26% Houston Dynamo41%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
59%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
67%
Orlando City SC or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC26% Draw41% Houston Dynamo33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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