Sunday , 16 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Thu 8 Jul 2021 · 01:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeimar Gomez 33' Y
Danny Leyva 51' Y
Y 80' Fafa Picault

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Lumen Field.

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

12
2
1
Seattle Sounders FC 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
27 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
24 Jun Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
20 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W
31 May Austin FC H 0–0 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
04 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
27 Jun Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
24 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
20 Jun Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
30 May Sporting Kansas City A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Houston Dynamo
#24 Position #19
24 Points 32
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
20 Scored 27
22 Conceded 24
-2 GD +3
1.41 PPG 1.78
41% Win % 56%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 288 games and scored 453 goals.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Darwin Quintero, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 48' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Danny Leyva gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' Marko Maric is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 60' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Memo Rodriguez has done his job and it is now time for Carlos Darwin Quintero to step up.
  • 62' GOAL! Kelyn Rowe scores on 62.
  • 63' Magnificent from Kelyn Rowe! That is 4 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Jimmy Medranda, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Fafa Picault on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 83' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Danny Leyva by Joshua Atencio on 83 minute.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Mateo Bajamich on, Fafa Picault off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Rothrock 4
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Nouhou Tolo 2
Cristian Roldan 2
Latif Blessing 2
Victor Rodriguez 2
Fredy Montero 2

Head to Head

2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw26% Houston Dynamo19%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
45%
Seattle Sounders FC or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw48% Houston Dynamo17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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