Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#27 Position #22
16 Points 22
14 Played 14
4 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6
16 Scored 19
20 Conceded 23
-4 GD -4
1.14 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 50%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The 29-year-old Eduard Lowen has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Griffin Dorsey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 15' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Ezequiel Ponce puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
  • 25' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Antonio Carlos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Eduard Lowen gets a card.
  • 45' Ezequiel Ponce picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' A goal from the USA international Henry Kessler! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Alfredo Morales. He receives a card.
  • 54' A moment of madness from Antonio Carlos on 54 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 59' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Timo Baumgartl exits the field as Fallou Fall enters on 59.
  • 64' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' Simon Becher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conrad Wallem on 69 minute.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duane Holmes is hanging Lawrence Ennali on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' What a moment for Duane Holmes! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Erik Sviatchenko is replaced by Obafemi Awodesu on 75 minute.
  • 80' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Alfredo Morales is withdrawn and Chris Durkin gets his opportunity.
  • 85' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' Eduard Lowen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 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' Mykhi Joyner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Simon Becher 2
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 1
Corey Baird 1
Klauss 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
1.49 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City36% Draw28% Houston Dynamo36%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
64%
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

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

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% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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