Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Three points are at stake. St. Louis City host Houston Dynamo — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Germany international Marcel Hartel has been a key figure this campaign — 6 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Ezequiel Ponce makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
  • 25' The 24-year-old Felipe has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Eduard Lowen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
  • 45' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Ezequiel Ponce will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Magnificent from Henry Kessler! That is 9 goals in 290 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alfredo Morales on 53.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Antonio Carlos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Felipe. He receives a card.
  • 59' The St. Louis City manager makes a substitution. Timo Baumgartl departs to be replaced by Fallou Fall.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Simon Becher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conrad Wallem on 69 minute.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Lawrence Ennali is replaced by Duane Holmes.
  • 72' The USA Duane Holmes breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 1-2!
  • 75' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Erik Sviatchenko departs to be replaced by Obafemi Awodesu.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Alfredo Morales as he leaves the pitch. Chris Durkin steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 85' St. Louis City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 86' Brilliant from the ! Eduard Lowen makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 86.
  • 87' Franco Escobar gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Jack McGlynn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Mykhi Joyner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Mykhi Joyner.
  • 2-3 the final result. St. Louis City will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Dante Polvara 1
Jake Nerwinski 1
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 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
1.57 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City38% Draw28% Houston Dynamo34%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
66%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
62%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City30% Draw45% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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