New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 45′Houston Dynamo, goal:0–1
- Half-time0 – 1
- 54′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:Foul
- 54′New England Revolution, substitution:off
- 54′New England Revolution, substitution:off
- 63′Houston Dynamo, goal:0–2assist
- 72′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 79′New England Revolution, substitution:off
- 79′New England Revolution, substitution:off
- 81′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 81′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 87′New England Revolution, substitution:off
- 89′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 89′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 90+3′New England Revolution, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 2
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Houston Dynamo down New England Revolution with second-half efficiency
Houston Dynamo secured a 2-0 away win over New England Revolution in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 3 fixture at Gillette Stadium. The result lifts Ben Olsen's side to sixth in the table on 32 points from 18 games, one place and two points above Marko Mitrovic's Revolution, who sit seventh with 30 points from the same number of matches.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Guilherme broke the deadlock deep into first-half stoppage time, converting in the 45+1st minute to send Houston into the break a goal to the good. The visitors doubled their advantage on the hour mark when A. Resch finished from a Jack McGlynn assist in the 63rd minute, turning a narrow lead into a two-goal cushion that New England could not overturn.
Houston were the more clinical side despite having less of the ball, managing 48 percent possession to New England's 52 but converting two of their nine shots. The Revolution created more chances overall, registering 13 shots and seven on target against an expected goals figure of 0.87, yet were unable to find a breakthrough against a Dynamo side that made its opportunities count.
A. Resch scored the decisive second goal and earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.7, while teammate Guilherme also found the net and posted a 7.7 rating in the win.
New England out-shot Houston 13 to 9 across the match, though it was the visitors who made their attempts count.
Houston Dynamo won 2–0 away against New England Revolution (half-time 0–1).
New England Revolution met Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 20:30 UTC at Gillette Stadium. Referee: Malik Badawi.
Team pages: New England Revolution · Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Guilherme — 0–1 · Watch Guilherme's goal video (45')
- 63' Goal: A. Resch (assist: Jack McGlynn) — 0–2 · Watch A. Resch's goal video (63')
Starting line-ups
New England Revolution (4-3-3)
- 30 Matt Turner
- 23 Will Sands
- 2 Mamadou Fofana
- 22 E. Kohler
- 8 Matt Polster
- 80 Alhassan Yusuf
- 10 Carles Gil (c)
- 21 Brooklyn Raines
- 17 Marcos Zambrano
- 99 Dor Turgeman
- 25 Peyton Miller
Houston Dynamo (4-2-3-1)
- 31 Jonathan Bond
- 11 Lawrence Ennali
- 34 A. Resch
- 5 Lucas Halter
- 36 Felipe Andrade
- 16 Héctor Herrera
- 6 Artur (c)
- 20 Guilherme
- 8 Jack McGlynn
- 19 Mateusz Bogusz
- 10 Ezequiel Ponce
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave New England Revolution 51%, the draw 27%, Houston Dynamo 22%. It finished New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus New England Revolution's control of the ball give New England Revolution the lean. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why New England Revolution in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1522 to 1567. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,767 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,070 games vs 44.9% across all 98,839 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. New England Revolution hold 6 more possession points (53 to 47 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.0% of 5,150 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 51%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 27% and Houston Dynamo at 22%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Houston Dynamo win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,507. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Houston Dynamo have gained 83 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,114 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. New England Revolution are missing 2 regular starters — Alhassan Yusuf, E. Kohler — about 24% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Guilherme's goal against New England Revolution (45').
- Watch A. Resch's goal against New England Revolution (63').
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