Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
St. Louis City
2 – 3
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Eduard Lowen 43' Y
Y 45' Ezequiel Ponce
Alfredo Morales 53' Y
Y 54' Antonio Carlos
Y 58' Felipe
Mykhi Joyner 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
24 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
17 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Nashville SC H 3–1 W
27 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul FC Dallas A 0–3 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug St. Louis City A 3–2 W
24 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
10 Aug Austin FC A 2–2 D
20 Jul Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
17 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

St. Louis City Houston Dynamo
#18 Position #20
54 Points 51
34 Played 34
15 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 11
59 Scored 43
48 Conceded 43
+11 GD +0
1.59 PPG 1.50
44% Win % 41%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 18 G 6 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Louis City launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' St. Louis City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Ondrej Lingr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' St. Louis City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Ezequiel Ponce makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Alfredo Morales, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Citypark. St. Louis City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Erik Sviatchenko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' Eduard Lowen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Ezequiel Ponce is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Henry Kessler makes it 1-1.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Alfredo Morales. He receives a card.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Antonio Carlos on 54 minutes.
  • 58' Felipe is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 59' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Timo Baumgartl is replaced by Fallou Fall.
  • 64' Conrad Wallem has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 69' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Conrad Wallem is replaced by Simon Becher.
  • 70' Duane Holmes gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Lawrence Ennali and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' What a strike from Duane Holmes! The score is 1-2.
  • 75' The whistle greets Erik Sviatchenko as he departs to be replaced by Obafemi Awodesu.
  • 80' Chris Durkin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfredo Morales at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' St. Louis City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 86' Eduard Lowen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 87' The crowd applauds Jack McGlynn as he leaves the pitch. Franco Escobar steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Mykhi Joyner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Mykhi Joyner.
  • The points are shared — St. Louis City 2-3 Houston Dynamo. Honours even.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Critchley

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Becher 3
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Nicholas Gioacchini 1
Corey Baird 1
Tomas Ostrak 1
Klauss 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1

Head to Head

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 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo L 2025-08-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 St. Louis City L 2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City L 2025-08-10 St. Louis City 3–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-27 St. Louis City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2025-07-20 FC Dallas 3–0 St. Louis City L

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo W 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-08-10 Austin FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City39% Draw27% Houston Dynamo34%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
66%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
61%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City31% Draw44% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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