Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Seattle Sounders FC

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 2 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field 42,823 HT 45' · FT 45'

Albert Rusnak 67' 1–0

Abdoulaye Cissoko 18' Y

Cody Baker 54' Y

Y 61' Micael

YR 61' Micael

Y 89' Luis Caicedo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
25 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
22 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
10 Jun	Charlotte FC	A	3–3	D
03 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
01 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jun	Austin FC	A	0–3	L
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
15 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	4–0	W
04 Jun	St. Louis City	A	0–3	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo is underway.
5' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
15' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
18' A moment of madness from Abdoulaye Cissoko on 18 minutes earns him a card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
23' Obed Vargas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' 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.
48' 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 Abdoulaye Cissoko suffering a number of foals already.
53' Brazil international Micael has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cody Baker on 54.
58' Kelyn Rowe is replacing Cody Baker for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
61' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Micael will be fuming at that decision.
66' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-2-3-1 shape.
67' Albert Rusnak puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
70' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Kelyn Rowe exits the field as Brad Smith enters on 70.
75' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Dylan Teves comes on to replace Amine Bassi.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' The crowd applauds Leo Chu as he leaves the pitch. Thor Ulfarsson steps in for Houston Dynamo.
89' Luis Caicedo is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Rothrock	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Victor Rodriguez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Cristian Roldan	2
Latif Blessing	2
Victor Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-06-10 Charlotte FC 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.76 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw31% Houston Dynamo22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

53%

Seattle Sounders FC or Houston Dynamo

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw56% Houston Dynamo16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.6%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 1

10.1%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

2.9%

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

1.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	16%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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