Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Philadelphia Union
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 11 Aug 2019 · 22:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 34' Maynor Figueroa
Y 58' Juan Cabezas

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

3
1
Philadelphia Union 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
04 Aug D.C. United SC A 5–1 W
28 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–4 L
20 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
14 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–4 L
07 Jul Orlando City SC H 2–2 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
08 Aug New York City FC A 2–3 L
04 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 L
28 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
20 Jul Toronto FC A 3–1 W
17 Jul Atlanta United FC A 0–5 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Houston Dynamo
#6 Position #20
39 Points 44
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
54 Scored 34
44 Conceded 32
+10 GD +2
1.44 PPG 1.63
41% Win % 48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Philadelphia Union face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' Kacper Przybylko puts Philadelphia Union on the lead.
  • 23' Warren Creavalle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Philadelphia Union 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.
  • 34' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Against the run of play, Christian Ramirez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Blake, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 52' Aljaz Struna has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Jamiro on, Warren Creavalle off on 54 minutes.
  • 58' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Ilsinho is replacing Andrew Wooten for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' Adam Lundqvist is ready to make an impact after coming on for DaMarcus Beasley at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' Alberth Elis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Ramirez at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' Jack Elliott adds to his 0 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Jose Bizama is replaced by Niko Hansen on 83 minute.
  • 86' Fafa Picault is replacing Marco Fabian for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 2-1 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Mikael Uhre 2
Jack McGlynn 1
Alejandro Bedoya 1
Jack McGlynn 1
Fafa Picault 1
Cory Burke 1
Christian Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-14 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-07 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Orlando City SC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-07-20 Toronto FC 1–3 Houston Dynamo W 2019-07-17 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union58% Draw22% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
42%
Philadelphia Union or Houston Dynamo
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union41% Draw41% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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