Major League Soccer WON 2–2
Sun, Oct 11 · 02:30 · Allianz Field
Minnesota United FC Home
VS
Houston Dynamo Away
Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Draw or Houston Dynamo
Confidence Low
Odds 1.73 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Houston Dynamo to Avoid Defeat in Minnesota

Minnesota United sit 14th after five straight defeats and enter this match with several players unavailable. J. Diaz serves a suspension while A. Smir, J. Pereyra and P. Stroud all miss out through injury. Houston Dynamo sit fifth and have conceded just 1.2 goals per game across the season. Their away scoring average of 1.3 goals aligns with the low output they have shown in recent matches. Head-to-head results show Minnesota have taken six wins in the last ten meetings but the current form gap narrows that advantage. The game may turn on whether Minnesota can create enough chances without their usual midfield options available.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.1% win rate
Result
2–2 WON

Our pick “Draw or Houston Dynamo” at odds 1.73 won — final score 2–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Lyle Foster 18'
  3. Second half
  4. Kelvin Yeboah assist Morris Duggan 48'
  5. Nick Markanich ↓ Lyle Foster 63'
  6. Franco Negri ↓ Felipe·De Andrade Vieira 63'
  7. Marcus Caldeira ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 63'
  8. Mauricio González Carabalí ↓ Aziel Jackson 63'
  9. Nectarios Triantis ↓ Owen Gene 63'
  10. Mauricio González Carabalí 66'
  11. Blake Gillingham ↓ Jonathan Bond 75'
  12. Marcus Caldeira assist Cherrion Valerius 78'
  13. Wil Trapp 82'
  14. Duane Holmes ↓ Lawrence Ennali 84'
  15. Matthew Arana ↓ Diadie Samassekou 84'
  16. Carlos Harvey ↓ Tomás Chancalay 88'
  17. Kyle Duncan ↓ Cherrion Valerius 88'
  18. Duncan McGuire ↓ Agustín Bouzat 89'
  19. Duncan McGuire assist Nick Markanich 90+2'
  20. Maurice Malone ↓ Kelvin Yeboah 90+6'
This season
Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo
Over 2.5 goals 63% 37%
Clean sheet 19% 41%
Failed to score 19% 30%
Scored per game 1.5 1.3
Conceded per game 1.8 1.2
Scored home / away 1.1 / 1.9 1.2 / 1.3

Across 27 and 27 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
4 SAN San Jose Earthquakes 27 13 6 8 45
5 HOU Houston Dynamo ▲ 27 13 5 9 44
6 LOS Los Angeles FC 28 11 8 9 41
7 SEA Seattle Sounders 27 10 8 9 38
8 COL Colorado Rapids 27 11 3 13 36
9 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 28 9 9 10 36
10 POR Portland Timbers 27 9 5 13 32
11 REA Real Salt Lake 27 9 5 13 32
12 SAN San Diego 27 8 8 11 32
13 AUS Austin 27 7 10 10 31
14 MIN Minnesota United FC ▲ 27 7 8 12 29
15 SPO Sporting Kansas City 27 6 3 18 21
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Minnesota United FC LLLLL
L @ Portland Timbers 4–5 Sep 6
L vs FC Dallas 1–2 Sep 10
L @ St. Louis City 2–4 Sep 13
L vs Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Sep 20
L @ Seattle Sounders 1–3 Sep 27
Houston Dynamo DWLDL
D @ Charlotte 0–0 Sep 5
W vs Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sep 10
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
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Minnesota United FC
Scored 2.0 avg
4 1 2 2 1
Conceded 3.4 avg
5 2 4 3 3
Houston Dynamo
Scored 0.8 avg
0 2 0 2 0
Conceded 1.2 avg
0 1 1 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 Minnesota United FC
1 Draws
3 Houston Dynamo
Jun 2025 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo Minnesota United FC
May 2025 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo
Jul 2024 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Minnesota United FC Draw
Apr 2024 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo
Jul 2023 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Minnesota United FC 4-2-3-1
  • 12 D. Callender G
  • 52 Cherrion Valerius D
  • 15 M. Boxall D
  • 23 M. Duggan D
  • 13 A. Markanich D
  • 30 O. Gene M
  • 20 W. Trapp M
  • 21 B. Hlongwane M
  • 16 A. Jackson M
  • 8 T. Chancalay M
  • 9 K. Yeboah F
Bench N. Triantis, K. Duncan, M. Gonzalez, C. Harvey, M. Malone, Kayne Rizvanovich, N. Romero, D. Taylor, Marcus Caldeira

C. Knowles

Houston Dynamo 5-3-2
  • 31 J. Bond G
  • 36 Felipe Andrade D
  • 5 Lucas Halter D
  • 6 Artur D
  • 3 Antônio Carlos D
  • 11 L. Ennali D
  • 19 M. Bogusz M
  • 18 D. Samassékou M
  • 30 A. Bouzat M
  • 9 L. Foster F
  • 20 Guilherme F
Bench M. Arana, A. Ibrahim, N. Markanich, B. Gillingham, D. Holmes, D. McGuire, F. Negri, G. Rivera

Ben Olsen

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Minnesota United FC
  • OUT J. Diaz Yellow Cards
  • OUT J. Pereyra Muscle Injury
  • OUT A. Smir Knee Injury
  • OUT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Diaz Yellow Cards
  • OUT J. Pereyra Muscle Injury
  • OUT A. Smir Knee Injury
  • OUT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
Houston Dynamo
  • OUT H. Herrera Red Card
  • OUT J. Maurer Concussion
  • DOUBT A. Resch Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT H. Herrera Red Card
  • OUT J. Maurer Concussion
  • DOUBT A. Resch Lower-Body Injury