Sunday , 16 August 2026

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
3 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 4 Jun 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Njabulo Blom 45' Y
Y 45' Luis Caicedo
Y 45' Adalberto Carrasquilla
Y 45' Ivan Franco
Aziel Jackson 69' Y
Y 78' Ethan Bartlow
Rasmus Alm 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
2
2
St. Louis City 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jun Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
28 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
21 May Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
13 May Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jun St. Louis City A 0–3 L
01 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–6 L
28 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
21 May FC Dallas A 1–1 D
18 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
14 May Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

St. Louis City Houston Dynamo
#22 Position #19
26 Points 32
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
24 Scored 27
24 Conceded 24
+0 GD +3
1.44 PPG 1.78
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/3
76+
5/6
■ 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)

St. Louis City
Marcel Hartel 5 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' St. Louis City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 9' Eduard Lowen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Louis City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' Njabulo Blom has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 120 appearances.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Tomas Ostrak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' St. Louis City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 51' Tomas Ostrak doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Daniel Steres has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Artur is replaced by Hector Herrera on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Erik Sviatchenko by Micael on 61 minute.
  • 65' Rasmus Alm is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Ostrak at the 65 minute mark.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Aziel Jackson on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
  • 69' Houston Dynamo make a change. Chase Gasper trudges off to be replaced by Franco Escobar on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Aliyu is withdrawn and Thor Ulfarsson gets his opportunity.
  • 75' 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.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Bartlow is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Nicholas Gioacchini — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' What a moment for Nicholas Gioacchini! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' Brooklyn Raines has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla on 85 minute.
  • 89' St. Louis City ring the changes. Celio Pompeu has done his job and it is now time for Isak Jensen to step up.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rasmus Alm on 90.
  • 90' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Jake Nerwinski exits the field as Joshua Yaro enters on 90.
  • It finishes all square. St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduard Lowen 2
Simon Becher 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Corey Baird 1
Klauss 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1
Tomas Ostrak 1
Jake Nerwinski 1

Head to Head

2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo

St. Louis City Form

2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC W 2023-05-21 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.19 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City64% Draw21% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
86%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
36%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City48% Draw41% Houston Dynamo11%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.8%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 23% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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