Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' The wait is over. Houston Dynamo get us underway at Citypark.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Ezequiel Ponce does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Griffin Dorsey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo have won 391 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' St. Louis City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Conrad Wallem, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' Eduard Lowen was booked on 43.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Ponce. He receives a card.
  • 50' Henry Kessler is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Alfredo Morales catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 53.
  • 54' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Felipe gets a card.
  • 59' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Timo Baumgartl is withdrawn and Fallou Fall gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 69' The whistle greets Conrad Wallem as he departs to be replaced by Simon Becher.
  • 70' Duane Holmes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lawrence Ennali at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' Duane Holmes puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
  • 75' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Erik Sviatchenko is withdrawn and Obafemi Awodesu gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Another change for St. Louis City made on 80 minute. Alfredo Morales leaves to be changed by Chris Durkin.
  • 85' Ondrej Lingr is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Louis City tonight.
  • 86' GOAL! Eduard Lowen fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 87' Franco Escobar is replacing Jack McGlynn for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 89' Assisted by Marcel Hartel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mykhi Joyner makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Mykhi Joyner argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
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

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
3 / 4
1.47 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City36% Draw28% Houston Dynamo36%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
63%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
64%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City28% Draw45% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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