Houston Dynamo vs FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 38′Houston Dynamo, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 51′Houston Dynamo, penalty goal:2–0Penalty
- 54′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 54′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 54′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 67′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 73′FC Cincinnati, goal:2–1assist
- 81′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 81′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 84′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 87′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 90+4′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 90+7′FC Cincinnati, penalty goal:2–2Penalty
- Full-time2 – 2
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Late Denkey penalty rescues point for Cincinnati against Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo led 2-0 but were pegged back to draw 2-2 with FC Cincinnati in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Shell Energy Stadium. Guilherme opened the scoring in the 38th minute, and Mateusz Bogusz doubled the home side's advantage from the penalty spot early in the second half, putting Houston in firm control at 2-0.
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Cincinnati responded through Bryan Josías Ramírez León in the 73rd minute, finishing off an assist from Kévin Denkey to halve the deficit. The visitors pressed for an equaliser deep into stoppage time, and Denkey converted a penalty in the seventh minute of added time to make it 2-2, denying Houston victory at the very end.
Despite conceding the game's territory and chances, Cincinnati made their late spell count. Houston dominated for long spells but could not hold on, with the result leaving both sides to reflect on a share of the points after a match that swung sharply in the closing stages.
Ramírez León scored the goal that started Cincinnati's comeback and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.86, while Denkey added a goal and an assist in the closing stages to force the draw.
Houston dominated possession and territory, out-shooting Cincinnati 26 to 7, yet still surrendered a two-goal lead.
Houston Dynamo and FC Cincinnati drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
Houston Dynamo met FC Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 26). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Shell Energy Stadium. Referee: Jair Marrufo. Attendance: 17,941.
Team pages: Houston Dynamo · FC Cincinnati · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 38' Goal: Guilherme — 1–0
- 51' Goal (penalty): Mateusz Bogusz — 2–0
- 73' Goal: Bryan Ramírez (assist: Kévin Denkey) — 2–1
- 90+7' Goal (penalty): Kévin Denkey — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Houston Dynamo (4-4-2)
- 31 Jonathan Bond
- 21 Franco Negri
- 5 Lucas Halter
- 3 Antônio Carlos
- 36 Felipe Andrade
- 19 Mateusz Bogusz
- 16 Héctor Herrera
- 6 Artur (c)
- 11 Lawrence Ennali
- 30 Agustín Bouzat
- 20 Guilherme
FC Cincinnati (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Houston Dynamo 48%, the draw 27%, FC Cincinnati 25%. It finished Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus FC Cincinnati's hot finishing due to cool give Houston Dynamo the lean. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Houston Dynamo in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1594 to 1596. Sides this close won 43.1% of 16,010 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 (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.3% of 5,175 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. FC Cincinnati scored +0.62 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,505 games, vs 29.2% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 48%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 27% and FC Cincinnati at 25%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the FC Cincinnati 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 27,851. The cool-off factor takes 1.5 points off the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Houston Dynamo are unbeaten in their last 8 home Major League Soccer games: 6 wins and 2 draws. The run began on 23 April 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 5 April 2026 — Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders. Latest home league result: 10 September 2026 — Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake. Across 13,631 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.3%, compared with 54.5% expected from team strength. FC Cincinnati are missing 3 regular starters — Evander, Samuel Gidi, Obinna Nwobodo — about 29% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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