Major League Soccer · Matchday 19
- Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:30:00 UTCShell Energy StadiumMatchday 19
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Houston Dynamo 39%Draw 34%LA Galaxy 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Houston DynamoLA Galaxy
61Possession39
1.24Expected goals (xG)0.74
9Shots9
2Shots on target0
4Shots off target4
3Blocked shots5
3Shots inside box5
6Shots outside box4
4Corners3
2Offsides1
15Fouls14
4Yellow cards1
1Red cards1
0Saves1
549Passes343
500Accurate passes303
91Pass accuracy88
Match events
- 21'Guilherme · penalty
- 45'Hector Herrera
- 46'Maya Yoshida ← Carlos Garcés
- 54'Elijah Wynder ← Isaiah Parente
- 56'Lawrence Ennali
- 58'Carlos Garcés
- 65'Franco Negri → Duane Holmes
- 65'Duncan McGuire → Ondřej Lingr
- 65'Kyogo Furuhashi
- 65'Robert Taylor ← Hirving Lozano
- 83'Jack McGlynn → Agustín Bouzat
- 89'Hector Herrera → Diadie Samassékou
- 89'Mateusz Bogusz → Ibrahim Aliyu
- 90'Hirving Lozano
- 90'Ibrahim Aliyu
- 90'Ibrahim Aliyu
- 90'Lucas Sanabria ← Rubén Ramos
Houston Dynamo · LA Galaxy
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
166.5↓89'Herrera
317.3Bond
66.8Artur
196.8↓89'Bogusz
86.8↓83'McGlynn
217.2↓65'Negri
236.8↓65'McGuire
57.2Halter
207.8Guilherme
116.5Ennali
347.2Resch
46.3↓46'Yoshida
216.3↓65'Taylor
126.3Marcinkowski
76.3↓65'Furuhashi
146.3Nelson
56.3Glesnes
156.3Haak
286.3Paintsil
86.3↓90'Sanabria
226.3↓54'Wynder
266.3Tarczynski-Miller
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Houston Dynamo
- 16Hector Herrera6.5
- 31Jonathan Bond7.3
- 6Artur6.8
- 19Mateusz Bogusz6.8
- 8Jack McGlynn6.8
- 21Franco Negri7.2
- 23Duncan McGuire6.8
- 5Lucas Halter7.2
- 20Guilherme7.8
- 11Lawrence Ennali6.5
- 34Agustin Resch7.2
LA Galaxy
- 4Maya Yoshida6.3
- 21Robert Taylor6.3
- 12JT Marcinkowski6.3
- 7Kyogo Furuhashi6.3
- 14John Nelson6.3
- 5Jakob Glesnes6.3
- 15Justin Haak6.3
- 28Joseph Paintsil6.3
- 8Lucas Sanabria6.3
- 22Elijah Wynder6.3
- 26Harbor Tarczynski-Miller6.3
Houston DynamoTale of the tapeLA Galaxy
3-5-2Formation4-4-2
35 ptsTable22 pts
+4Goal difference-6
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Houston Dynamo 1W3D0W LA Galaxy
Goals 4–3
- 2026-08-16Houston Dynamo1–0LA Galaxy
- 2026-05-24LA Galaxy1–1Houston Dynamo
- 2025-09-07Houston Dynamo1–1LA Galaxy
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 35 |
| LA Galaxy | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 22 |