Tuesday , 29 September 2026

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
St. Louis City
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Becher 23' 1–0
1–1 75' Ibrahim Aliyu
Dante Polvara 85' 2–1
Alexandru Matan 27' Y
Y 58' Mateusz Bogusz
Y 58' Agustin Bouzat
Simon Becher 63' Y
Carlo Holse 70' Y
Y 81' Lucas Halter
Tomas Totland 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Citypark.

Match Details

  • Referee Celso Luiz Da Silva
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 17.7 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
2
2
St. Louis City 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo 2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
16 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
02 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
26 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
23 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug St. Louis City A 1–2 L
20 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
16 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 W
08 Aug New England Revolution A 2–0 W
02 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
26 Jul Austin FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City Houston Dynamo
#19 Position #20
44 Points 44
26 Played 27
12 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
45 Scored 34
36 Conceded 32
+9 GD +2
1.69 PPG 1.63
46% Win % 48%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ 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)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Louis City is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Totland made 62 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Agustin Resch is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 23' Simon Becher puts St. Louis City on the lead.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alexandru Matan on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' St. Louis City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Marcelo Saracchi as he leaves the pitch. Felipe steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 51' Marcelo Saracchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Diadie Samassekou by Hector Herrera on 57 minute.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mateusz Bogusz on 58.
  • 62' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Tomas Ostrak exits the field as Carlo Holse enters on 62.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Simon Becher on 63 minutes.
  • 68' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' St. Louis City receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 72' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Palmer Ault comes on to replace Sang-bin Jeong.
  • 75' Ibrahim Aliyu adds to his 2 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' Lucas Halter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 85' Dante Polvara puts St. Louis City on the lead.
  • 87' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Negri is hanging Agustin Bouzat on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Tomas Totland on 90 minutes earns him a card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
  • 90' A tactical swap from St. Louis City — Miguel Perez on, Simon Becher off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Becher 3
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 1
Corey Baird 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1

Head to Head

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo 2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City W 2026-08-02 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-07-26 St. Louis City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-07-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 St. Louis City W

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-16 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-08-08 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-02 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-07-26 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City44% Draw29% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
56%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City30% Draw50% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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