Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 21′Houston Dynamo, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 45+1′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 54′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 56′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- 58′Los Angeles Galaxy, red card:
- 65′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 65′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 65′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 65′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 83′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 89′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 89′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 90′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 90+4′Los Angeles Galaxy, yellow card:
- 90+9′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- 90+11′Houston Dynamo, second yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 0
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Houston Dynamo edge ten-man Galaxy despite late red card of their own
Houston Dynamo beat Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Shell Energy Stadium, with Guilherme's 21st-minute penalty proving decisive. The result lifted Ben Olsen's side, already third in the table, while Greg Vanney's Galaxy remained mired near the bottom having arrived in poor form.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Guilherme's spot kick gave Houston a lead they never surrendered, and the contest turned further in the hosts' favour when Carlos Garcés was sent off for the visitors in the 58th minute. Los Angeles Galaxy were left to play the majority of the second half a man light, unable to find a route back into the game.
Houston controlled proceedings throughout, dominating possession at 61 percent and edging the shot count with nine attempts to Galaxy's nine, though only Houston tested the goalkeeper directly with two shots on target to none. Deep into stoppage time, Aliyu Ibrahim was also dismissed for the home side, reducing Houston to ten men as well, but by then the result was already settled.
A. Resch was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.0 rating, standing out in a match Houston controlled for long periods.
Houston's dominance was reflected in their 61 percent share of possession against Los Angeles Galaxy's 39 percent.
Houston Dynamo beat Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Houston Dynamo met Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 19). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 00:30 UTC at Shell Energy Stadium. Referee: Ricardo Fierro.
Team pages: Houston Dynamo · Los Angeles Galaxy · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 21' Goal (penalty): Guilherme — 1–0
- 58' Red card: Carlos Garcés
- 90+11' Red card: Ibrahim Aliyu
Starting line-ups
Houston Dynamo (4-1-4-1)
- 31 Jonathan Bond
- 21 Franco Negri
- 5 Lucas Halter
- 34 A. Resch
- 11 Lawrence Ennali
- 6 Artur (c)
- 20 Guilherme
- 16 Héctor Herrera
- 8 Jack McGlynn
- 19 Mateusz Bogusz
- 23 Duncan McGuire
Los Angeles Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Houston Dynamo 58%, the draw 26%, Los Angeles Galaxy 16%. It finished Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy.
Houston Dynamo's rating edge carries it — Houston Dynamo are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Houston Dynamo a clear lead. The draw at 26% is up from the usual 24.2% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Houston Dynamo at 58%?
Houston Dynamo sit 104 points higher on our strength rating — 1585 to 1481. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,695 such games. 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 5,071 games vs 44.9% across all 99,031 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 54–27–19.
Why only 58%?
Los Angeles Galaxy sit -0.52 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,344 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,561. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Houston Dynamo scored +0.41 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,760 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Houston Dynamo have gained 89 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,153 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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