Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Griffin Dorsey

Y 50' Franco Escobar

Yeimar Gomez 63' Y

Y 78' Adalberto Carrasquilla

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-06-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
15 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
07 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	4–0	W
01 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
24 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	3–2	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
22 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
19 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	W
08 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
01 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Houston Dynamo
#24	Position	#20
35	Points	44
26	Played	27
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
33	Scored	34
34	Conceded	32
-1	GD	+2
1.35	PPG	1.63
35%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Houston Dynamo — let the battle begin!
5' Griffin Dorsey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 100% of all matches.
22' A goal from the USA international Paul Rothrock! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-0!
27' Alex Roldan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
28' Griffin Dorsey is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Bartlow. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu on 46 minute.
50' That looks like a foul for a card for Franco Escobar.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yeimar Gomez.
64' The crowd applauds Pedro De la Vega as he leaves the pitch. Reed Baker-Whiting steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
73' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Sebastian Ferreira is withdrawn and Brad Smith gets his opportunity.
78' The referee calls foul for Adalberto Carrasquilla. He receives a card.
80' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Brooklyn Raines on, Amine Bassi off on 80 minutes.
84' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Paul Rothrock departs to be replaced by Georgi Minoungou.
89' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Artur departs to be replaced by Jan Gregus.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
10
Pedro De la Vega ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 64'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris
28
Yeimar Gomez
18
Obed Vargas ↓ Joshua Atencio 84'
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock ↓ Georgi Minoungou 84'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Rothrock	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Cristian Roldan	2
Latif Blessing	2
Victor Rodriguez	2
Fredy Montero	2
Kelyn Rowe	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2024-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-09-22 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2024-09-08 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2024-09-01 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw30% Houston Dynamo23%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

53%

Seattle Sounders FC or Houston Dynamo

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw55% Houston Dynamo18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.2%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 0

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.5%

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%	23%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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