Houston Dynamo Eye Home Win Over Dallas

Expert analysis

STL St. Louis City

FCD FC Dallas ▲

SAN San Jose Earthquakes

HOU Houston Dynamo ▲

LOS Los Angeles FC

Houston sit fifth after 29 games and keep things tight at home where they concede just 0.9 goals a game. FC Dallas arrive with three key players missing through injury including attackers L. Farrington and A. A. Julio Santos. The visitors have won three of their last five matches but their away form shows they concede 1.7 goals per game on the road. Head to head meetings have stayed close with four draws in the last ten yet Houston have won three times themselves. Dallas games feature three or more goals in 19 of 29 this season while Houston matches trend lower scoring at home. The Dynamo have drawn three and lost two in their last five but their defensive setup at BBVA Compass Stadium lines up well against a Dallas side missing creative options. A tight contest could hinge on whether Houston can exploit the gaps left by those absences.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

2–2 VOID

The match finished level at 2–2, so our Draw No Bet pick “Houston Dynamo (Draw No Bet)” was void — the stake was returned.

Match timeline

First half
Christian Cappis assist Daniel Job 12'
Agustin Resch 27'
Franco Negri 28'
Petar Musa Penalty missed 29'
Second half
Héctor Herrera assist Guilherme Augusto 49'
Sebastien Ibeagha 59'
Diadie Samassekou 60'
Joaquín Valiente Cioli ↓ Patrickson Delgado 61'
Santiago Moreno ↓ Daniel Job 61'
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Diadie Samassekou 61'
Duncan McGuire ↓ Lyle Foster 72'
Ran Binyamin ↓ Herman Johansson 79'
Duane Holmes ↓ Lawrence Ennali 87'
Nick Markanich ↓ Guilherme Augusto 88'
Samuel Sarver ↓ Bernard Kamungo 89'
Lucas Halter 90'
Mateusz Bogusz Penalty 90+4'
Mateusz Bogusz 90+8'
Petar Musa Penalty 90+11'

This season

	Houston Dynamo	FC Dallas
Over 2.5 goals	41%	66%
Clean sheet	38%	24%
Failed to score	28%	24%
Scored per game	1.3	1.8
Conceded per game	1.3	1.6
Scored home / away	1.2 / 1.5	1.9 / 1.8

Across 29 and 29 matches played this season.

League table position

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Houston Dynamo LDLDD

L @ San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Sep 13

D vs FC Cincinnati 2–2 Sep 20

L vs Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Sep 27

D @ Minnesota United FC 2–2 Oct 11

D @ San Diego 3–3 Oct 15

FC Dallas WDWLW

W vs Portland Timbers 2–1 Sep 13

D vs Austin 0–0 Sep 20

W vs Los Angeles FC 1–0 Sep 27

L @ Charlotte 2–3 Oct 10

W vs Seattle Sounders 1–0 Oct 15

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Houston Dynamo

Scored 1.4 avg

0 2 0 2 3

Conceded 2.0 avg

1 2 2 2 3

FC Dallas

Scored 1.2 avg

2 0 1 2 1

Conceded 0.8 avg

1 0 0 3 0

Head-to-head · last meetings

3 Houston Dynamo

4 Draws

3 FC Dallas

Mar 2026 FC Dallas 4–3 Houston Dynamo FC Dallas

Feb 2026 FC Dallas 1–2 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo

May 2025 FC Dallas 0–2 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo

Feb 2025 Houston Dynamo 1–2 FC Dallas FC Dallas

Feb 2025 FC Dallas 2–2 Houston Dynamo Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-3-3

31 J. Bond G
11 L. Ennali D
5 Lucas Halter D
34 A. Resch D
21 F. Negri D
18 D. Samassékou M
6 Artur M
16 H. Herrera M
19 M. Bogusz F
9 L. Foster F
20 Guilherme F

Bench N. Markanich, D. Holmes, B. Gillingham, A. Bouzat, M. Arana, Antônio Carlos, A. Ibrahim, D. McGuire, M. Saracchi

Ben Olsen

FC Dallas 3-4-2-1

42 Daniel G
18 S. Moore D
25 S. Ibeagha D
32 N. Norris D
14 H. Johansson M
17 Ramiro M
12 C. Cappis M
77 B. Kamungo M
8 P. Delgado M
7 D. Job M
9 P. Musa F

Bench J. Valiente, L. Abubakar, R. Binyamin, C. Holstad, S. Moreno, Samuel Sarver, J. Sirois, Caleb Swann, O. Urhoghide

Eric Quill

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Houston Dynamo

OUT Felipe Andrade Injury
OUT J. Maurer Concussion
OUT Felipe Andrade Injury
OUT J. Maurer Concussion

FC Dallas

OUT L. Farrington Lower-Body Injury
OUT A. A. Julio Santos Lower-Body Injury
DOUBT Geovane Jesus Knee Injury
OUT L. Farrington Lower-Body Injury
OUT A. A. Julio Santos Lower-Body Injury
DOUBT Geovane Jesus Knee Injury