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Major League Soccer10/18/2026, 12:30 AM

Houston Dynamo – Dallas2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Houston Dynamo
1.54
Total xG
2.66
Dallas
1.11
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorHouston DynamoDallas
Attack weakness (0.65x league average)−0.85
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.77+0.77
Defensive weakness (1.4 conceded vs 1.9 league avg)−0.49
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.25
Declining form (1.5 vs 2 season average)−0.16
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.01
Agustín Bouzat on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Logan Farrington not in squad (10 goals, 3 assists)
Joaquín Valiente on the bench (2 goals, 9 assists)
Santiago Moreno on the bench (3 goals, 3 assists)
Kaick not in squad (4 goals, 1 assists)
Osaze Urhoghide on the bench (2 goals, 2 assists)
Ran Binyamin on the bench (1 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (1.5 vs 2 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Houston Dynamo concedes 0.86 goals per game at home in the league this season, Dallas 1.67 away
  • Possession: Houston Dynamo averaged 49.6% possession in the last 5 matches, Dallas 43.8%

Risks

  • Form: Houston Dynamo is winless in the last 5 matches with 3 draws and 2 losses, Dallas won 3 matches
  • Table: Dallas is 3rd in the league this season with 50 points, Houston Dynamo is 5th with 46 points
  • Head-to-head: Dallas won 3 of the last 5 meetings against Houston Dynamo, with 1 loss and 1 draw

All probabilities

Result
Houston Dynamo46%
Draw29%
Dallas26%
Double chance
Houston Dynamo or draw74%
Dallas or draw54%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.576%
Under 1.524%
Over 2.550%
Under 2.550%
Over 3.528%
Under 3.572%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
2:1
9%
2:0
8%
1:2
7%
2:2
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Dallas: first goal in 7 of 10 games (70%)
  2. Houston Dynamo: 5 of 13 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)

Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 · Dallas 3-4-2-1

Houston Dynamo
  • 31 J. Bond
  • 11 L. Ennali
  • 5 L. Halter
  • 34 A. Resch
  • 21 F. Negri
  • 16 H. Herrera López
  • 6 J. de Lima Junior
  • 19 M. Bogusz
  • 18 D. Samassekou
  • 20 G. Vieira dos Santos
  • 9 L. Foster
Dallas
  • 42 D. de Sousa Brito
  • 18 S. Moore
  • 25 S. Ibeagha
  • 32 N. Norris
  • 14 H. Johansson
  • 17 R. Moschen Benetti
  • 12 C. Cappis
  • 77 B. Kamungo
  • 8 P. Delgado Villa
  • 7 D. Job
  • 9 P. Musa
Substitutes
  • 17 N. Markanich
  • 4 M. Saracchi Pintos
  • 23 D. McGuire
  • 3 A. Cunha Capocasali Junior
  • 14 D. Holmes
  • 22 M. Arana Ibarra
  • 26 B. Gillingham
  • 30 A. Bouzat
  • 24 I. Aliyu
  • 3 O. Urhoghide
  • 5 L. Abubakar
  • 6 R. Binyamin
  • 28 S. Sarver
  • 21 J. Valiente Cioli
  • 27 C. Swann
  • 40 J. Sirois
  • 10 S. Moreno
  • 33 C. Holstad

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