Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#21	Position	#22
24	Points	22
13	Played	14
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
17	Scored	19
11	Conceded	23
+6	GD	-4
1.85	PPG	1.57
54%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Artur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Abdoulaye Cissoko gets a card.
23' Nelson Quinones is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
28' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' With 1 assists to his name this season, Nouhou Tolo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
43' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' Raul Ruidiaz, a Peru , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' 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.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Cody Baker.
58' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Cody Baker by Kelyn Rowe on 58 minute.
61' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
66' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
67' Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
70' Brad Smith gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Kelyn Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
75' USA international Cody Baker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
77' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 77 minute. Amine Bassi leaves to be changed by Dylan Teves.
82' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' The whistle greets Leo Chu as he departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
89' Luis Caicedo is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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

1.31 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.51 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC56% Draw29% Houston Dynamo15%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

44%

Seattle Sounders FC or Houston Dynamo

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw55% Houston Dynamo10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

18.4%

2 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 2

2.7%

2 – 2

1.9%

0 – 2

1.9%

4 – 0

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	17%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	28%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	10%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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