Major League Soccer · Matchday 21
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:30:00 UTCEnergizer ParkMatchday 21
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
St. Louis City SC 39%Draw 34%Houston Dynamo 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
St. Louis City SCHouston Dynamo
47Possession53
1.2Expected goals (xG)1.16
9Shots18
4Shots on target4
3Shots off target8
2Blocked shots6
7Shots inside box10
2Shots outside box8
1Corners5
1Offsides4
18Fouls10
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves2
430Passes473
381Accurate passes411
89Pass accuracy87
Match events
- 23'Simon Becher (assist Alexandru Mățan)
- 27'Alexandru Mățan
- 46'Marcelo Saracchi ← Felipe Andrade
- 57'Diadie Samassékou ← Hector Herrera
- 57'Duncan McGuire ← Ibrahim Aliyu
- 58'Mateusz Bogusz
- 58'Agustín Bouzat
- 62'Tomáš Ostrák → Carlo Justesen
- 63'Simon Becher
- 66'Mateusz Bogusz · VAR
- 70'Carlo Justesen
- 72'Alexandru Mățan → Lukas MacNaughton
- 72'Sang-Bin Jeong
- 75'Ibrahim Aliyu
- 81'Lucas Halter
- 85'Dante Polvara
- 87'Agustín Bouzat ← Franco Negri
- 90'Tomas Totland
- 90'Simon Becher → Miguel Perez
- 90'Lawrence Ennali ← Duane Holmes
St. Louis City SC · Houston Dynamo
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.8Burki
326.8Baumgartl
237.2↓72'Mățan
76.8↓62'Ostrák
996.8Orozco
246.8Edelman
117.5↓90'Becher
776.8↓72'Jeong
66.8Wallem
217.8Polvara
146.5Totland
316.1Bond
66.3Artur
186.3↓57'Samassékou
46.3↓46'Saracchi
196.0Bogusz
86.3McGlynn
306.0↓87'Bouzat
236.3↓57'McGuire
56.0Halter
116.3↓90'Ennali
346.3Resch
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
St. Louis City SC
- 1Roman Burki6.8
- 32Timo Baumgartl6.8
- 23Alexandru Mățan7.2
- 7Tomáš Ostrák6.8
- 99Jaziel Orozco6.8
- 24Daniel Edelman6.8
- 11Simon Becher7.5
- 77Sang-Bin Jeong6.8
- 6Conrad Wallem6.8
- 21Dante Polvara7.8
- 14Tomas Totland6.5
Houston Dynamo
- 31Jonathan Bond6.1
- 6Artur6.3
- 18Diadie Samassékou6.3
- 4Marcelo Saracchi6.3
- 19Mateusz Bogusz6.0
- 8Jack McGlynn6.3
- 30Agustín Bouzat6.0
- 23Duncan McGuire6.3
- 5Lucas Halter6.0
- 11Lawrence Ennali6.3
- 34Agustin Resch6.3
St. Louis City SCTale of the tapeHouston Dynamo
3-5-2Formation3-6-1
29 ptsTable35 pts
+2Goal difference+4
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
St. Louis City SC 1W0D2W Houston Dynamo
Goals 4–5
- 2026-08-23St. Louis City SC2–1Houston Dynamo
- 2025-08-31St. Louis City SC2–3Houston Dynamo
- 2025-06-29Houston Dynamo1–0St. Louis City SC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City SC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 29 |
| Houston Dynamo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 35 |