Monday , 12 October 2026

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
St. Louis City
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Becher 23' 1–0
1–1 75' Ibrahim Aliyu
Dante Polvara 85' 2–1
Alexandru Matan 27' Y
Y 58' Mateusz Bogusz
Y 58' Agustin Bouzat
Simon Becher 63' Y
Carlo Holse 70' Y
Y 81' Lucas Halter
Tomas Totland 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Celso Luiz Da Silva
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 17.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

3
2
2
St. Louis City 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
16 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
02 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
26 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
23 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug St. Louis City A 1–2 L
20 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
16 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 W
08 Aug New England Revolution A 2–0 W
02 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
26 Jul Austin FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City Houston Dynamo
#17 Position #20
50 Points 45
28 Played 28
14 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 9
54 Scored 36
38 Conceded 34
+16 GD +2
1.79 PPG 1.61
50% Win % 46%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
39% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

St. Louis City are 17th (50 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 14 G 3 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Louis City is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Totland made 62 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Agustin Resch is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 23' Simon Becher puts St. Louis City on the lead.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alexandru Matan on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' St. Louis City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Marcelo Saracchi as he leaves the pitch. Felipe steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 51' Marcelo Saracchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Diadie Samassekou by Hector Herrera on 57 minute.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mateusz Bogusz on 58.
  • 62' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Tomas Ostrak exits the field as Carlo Holse enters on 62.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Simon Becher on 63 minutes.
  • 68' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' St. Louis City receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 72' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Palmer Ault comes on to replace Sang-bin Jeong.
  • 75' Ibrahim Aliyu adds to his 2 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' Lucas Halter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 85' Dante Polvara puts St. Louis City on the lead.
  • 87' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Negri is hanging Agustin Bouzat on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Tomas Totland on 90 minutes earns him a card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
  • 90' A tactical swap from St. Louis City — Miguel Perez on, Simon Becher off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Becher 3
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Jake Nerwinski 1
Duane Holmes 1
Henry Kessler 1
Mykhi Joyner 1
Corey Baird 1

Head to Head

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

St. Louis City Form

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City W 2026-08-02 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-07-26 St. Louis City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-07-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 St. Louis City W

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-16 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-08-08 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-02 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-07-26 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.45 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City46% Draw28% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
54%
St. Louis City or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City31% Draw48% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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