San Diego vs Houston Dynamo — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 4′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- 18′San Diego, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 19′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- 20′San Diego, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 22′San Diego, goal:2–0assist
- 24′Houston Dynamo, goal:2–1assist
- 33′Houston Dynamo, goal:2–2assist
- 37′Houston Dynamo, goal:2–3
- 44′Houston Dynamo, yellow card:
- Half-time2 – 3
- 46′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 53′San Diego, yellow card:
- 58′San Diego, substitution:off
- 58′San Diego, substitution:off
- 58′San Diego, substitution:off
- 75′San Diego, substitution:off
- 75′San Diego, substitution:off
- 77′San Diego, yellow card:
- 77′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 78′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 79′San Diego, yellow card:
- 86′San Diego, goal:3–3assist
- 88′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- 90+3′Houston Dynamo, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 3
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Match report
San Diego and Houston Dynamo share six goals in 3-3 draw
San Diego and Houston Dynamo drew 3-3 in Major League Soccer on Matchday 29 at Snapdragon Stadium, a six-goal contest that was settled by Gabriel Pirani's strike four minutes before the end of normal time. The hosts had led 2-0 inside 22 minutes and trailed 3-2 at the interval before rescuing a point.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Anders Dreyer put San Diego ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute, and Cédric Bakambu doubled the lead two minutes later from Onni Valakari's assist. Houston, however, came back at once. Guilherme pulled one back in the 24th minute from Lawrence Ennali's pass, Mateusz Bogusz levelled in the 33rd with Guilherme providing the assist, and Guilherme scored again in the 37th to put the visitors 3-2 ahead.
The second half brought no goals until the 86th minute, when Pirani converted a chance created by Manu Duah to make it 3-3. San Diego dominated the ball and the shot count, yet needed until late in the match to find the equaliser. Houston came from two goals down to draw, while San Diego are now without a win in 7 games.
The result left San Diego 22nd on 33 points after 29 games, and Houston 10th on 46 points. San Diego travel to Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer next, while Houston host FC Dallas in the same competition.
Guilherme scored twice and set up Bogusz's equaliser, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.83. All three of Houston's first-half goals involved him.
San Diego won 10 corners to Houston's 3 but could not turn that pressure into a victory.
San Diego and Houston Dynamo drew 3–3 (half-time 2–3).
San Diego met Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 29). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 02:30 UTC at Snapdragon Stadium. Referee: S. Boiko. Attendance: 18,650.
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Key moments
- 20' Goal (penalty): Anders Dreyer — 1–0
- 22' Goal: Cédric Bakambu (assist: Onni Valakari) — 2–0
- 24' Goal: Guilherme (assist: Lawrence Ennali) — 2–1
- 33' Goal: Mateusz Bogusz (assist: Guilherme) — 2–2
- 37' Goal: Guilherme — 2–3
- 86' Goal: Gabriel Pirani (assist: Manu Duah) — 3–3
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San Diego (4-3-3)
Houston Dynamo (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave San Diego 48%, the draw 26%, Houston Dynamo 26%. It finished San Diego 3–3 Houston Dynamo.
Strong home advantage gives San Diego the edge — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, 1464 to 1477 slightly in Houston Dynamo's favour, San Diego lead us at 48% because home sides in Major League Soccer do better than the global norm. The draw sits at 26%, just under the usual 27.1% for sides this level, as both teams' recent games average 2.8 goals.
Why San Diego in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1464 to 1477. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,815 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,222 games vs 44.6% across all 101,177 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 48%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 26% and Houston Dynamo at 26%.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,172.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Felipe Andrade, an important player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Houston Dynamo won 2 of the last 3 meetings with San Diego. The record is 2 wins for Houston Dynamo, 0 draws and 1 win for San Diego. These were 3 Major League Soccer games played between 6 July 2025 and 23 April 2026. Latest meeting: 23 April 2026 — Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego. In 5,648 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.1%.
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