Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas Prediction & Betting Tips

Last updated 27 Sep 2026
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Houston Dynamo host FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. Both clubs have been picking up wins fairly consistently through their recent matches, and there's little to separate them in the bigger picture right now.

Dallas tend to be involved in high-scoring, chaotic games, while Houston have generally kept things tighter at the back. That contrast is worth digging into before deciding how the game might unfold.

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Contrasting styles in recent matches

Houston Dynamo have won 11, drawn 6 and lost 3 of their last 20 matches across competitions, conceding just 15 goals in that span. That's a notably tight defensive record.

Houston Dynamo: 20 completed matches; FC Dallas: 20 completed matches.

Houston Dynamo

20 matches
Win
50% 10 / 20
Draw
30% 6 / 20
Loss
20% 4 / 20
Scored
28
Conceded
17
Difference
+11

FC Dallas

20 matches
Win
60% 12 / 20
Draw
20% 4 / 20
Loss
20% 4 / 20
Scored
36
Conceded
30
Difference
+6
Houston Dynamo
League Home Away Date Score
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City 27.09.2026 0-2
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo FC Cincinnati 20.09.2026 2-2
Major League Soccer San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo 13.09.2026 1-0
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake 10.09.2026 2-1
Major League Soccer Charlotte Houston Dynamo 06.09.2026 0-0
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes 30.08.2026 0-0
Major League Soccer St. Louis City Houston Dynamo 23.08.2026 2-1
Major League Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps Houston Dynamo 20.08.2026 0-1
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy 16.08.2026 1-0
Major League Soccer New England Revolution Houston Dynamo 08.08.2026 0-2
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FC Dallas
League Home Away Date Score
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Los Angeles FC 27.09.2026 1-0
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Austin 20.09.2026 0-0
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Portland Timbers 13.09.2026 2-1
Major League Soccer Minnesota United FC FC Dallas 10.09.2026 1-2
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City 06.09.2026 4-3
Major League Soccer St. Louis City FC Dallas 31.08.2026 3-3
Major League Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dallas 23.08.2026 5-0
Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake FC Dallas 20.08.2026 3-4
Major League Soccer Austin FC Dallas 17.08.2026 1-2
Leagues Cup Toluca FC Dallas 13.08.2026 3-1
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FC Dallas have also won 11 of their last 20, but they've shipped 32 goals and scored 36, pointing to a much more open, back-and-forth pattern in their games.

Houston have been the tighter, more controlled side, while Dallas games tend to produce goals at both ends.

Comparative Team Statistics: Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

A fixture with no clear pattern

The recent meetings between these two have gone in both directions. Dallas won 4-3 at home in March 2026, Houston won a league meeting 2-1 back in February 2025, and there's also a 2-2 friendly draw between them earlier this year.

Head 2 Head
League Home Away Date Score
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 22.03.2026 4-3
Friendlies Clubs FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 11.02.2026 1-2
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 18.05.2025 0-2
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo FC Dallas 23.02.2025 1-2
Friendlies Clubs FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 07.02.2025 2-2
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo FC Dallas 19.05.2024 1-1
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 28.04.2024 2-0
Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo FC Dallas 01.10.2023 0-0
Major League Soccer FC Dallas Houston Dynamo 21.05.2023 1-1
Friendlies Clubs Houston Dynamo FC Dallas 19.02.2023 2-0
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Across the sample provided, neither side has strung together a clear run of dominance over the other, and several of the games have been close or high-scoring.

Level on points, close in the table

Both teams sit on 44 points from 26 matches, with Houston in 2nd and Dallas in 4th. Houston have a slightly better win tally, 13 to Dallas' 12, but Dallas have drawn more.

№ Team Played Win Draw Loss GF/GA Points
Western Conference
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 26 15 5 6 59/26 50
2 FC Dallas 27 13 8 6 50/42 47
3 San Jose Earthquakes 27 13 6 8 49/39 45
4 Houston Dynamo 27 13 5 9 34/32 44
5 St. Louis City 26 12 8 6 45/36 44
6 Los Angeles FC 28 11 8 9 43/30 41
7 Colorado Rapids 27 11 3 13 38/38 36
8 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 9 9 10 37/44 36
9 Seattle Sounders 26 9 8 9 33/34 35
10 Portland Timbers 27 9 5 13 48/51 32
11 Real Salt Lake 27 9 5 13 40/44 32
12 San Diego 27 8 8 11 47/47 32
13 Austin 27 7 10 10 35/47 31
14 Minnesota United FC 27 7 8 12 40/49 29
15 Sporting Kansas City 26 6 3 17 31/63 21

Goal difference tells a similar story of balance: Houston have scored 34 and conceded 30, while Dallas have scored more, 49, but also conceded far more, 42.

There's very little to split these two sides on the league table.

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas: USA MLS match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Some names to watch, but plenty of time yet

Houston's Felipe Andrade has been listed with a thigh issue as questionable, and a few other squad members carry fitness notes, though this fixture is still around a month away from the data snapshot, so matchday availability isn't settled.

Houston Dynamo:
Best scorers:
Guilherme - 14
Best assist providers:
Guilherme - 6
Penalty cards:
A. Bouzat red card x 1 red card x 3
Felipe Andrade red card x 8
Injury list:
Felipe Andrade
N. Quinones
FC Dallas:
Best scorers:
P. Musa - 18
Best assist providers:
J. Valiente - 8
Injury list:
J. Sirois
A. A. Julio Santos

On the Dallas side, top scorer P. Musa has featured prominently with 18 goals in 23 matches, while J. Valiente leads the assist charts with 8. Musa and a couple of teammates appear against international duty entries in the sample, and J. Sirois has recurring head injury notes, but again, these are current snapshots rather than confirmed absences for this specific match.

Squad lists and player details

Squad and player details

Houston Dynamo
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
H. Herrera Mexico 36 Midfielder 185 80
E. Ponce Argentina 29 Attacker 180 80
D. Samassékou Mali 30 Midfielder 175 70
M. Saracchi Uruguay 28 Defender 175 69
F. Negri Argentina 31 Defender 170 70
A. Bouzat Argentina 32 Midfielder 173 73
Guilherme Brazil 31 Attacker 180 65
Antônio Carlos Brazil 33 Defender 191 79
Lucas Halter Brazil 26 Defender 188 94
E. Sviatchenko Denmark 35 Defender 184 82
M. Bogusz Poland 25 Attacker 175 69
J. Bond England 33 Goalkeeper 196 85
D. Holmes USA 31 Midfielder 168 65
Artur Brazil 30 Midfielder 181 68
J. Maurer USA 37 Goalkeeper 188 87
S. Vines USA 27 Defender 178 68
O. Lingr Czechia 27 Attacker 175 70
L. Ennali Germany 24 Midfielder 172 56
J. McGlynn USA 23 Midfielder 183 73
A. Ibrahim Nigeria 24 Attacker 184 77
FC Dallas
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
Ramiro Brazil 33 Midfielder 168 67
Daniel Brazil 32 Goalkeeper 188 93
C. Cappis USA 27 Midfielder 185 72
A. Julio Ecuador 30 Attacker 180 70
L. Abubakar Ghana 31 Defender 185 82
S. Ibeagha USA 34 Defender 188 85
S. Moore USA 29 Defender 180 74
P. Musa Croatia 28 Attacker 190 84
B. Thompson USA 24 Goalkeeper 191 cm 84 kg
S. Moreno Colombia 26 Attacker 178 67
L. Deedson Haiti 25 Attacker 178 71
H. Johansson Sweden 28 Midfielder 190 84
O. Urhoghide Netherlands 26 Defender 188 78
P. Delgado Ecuador 22 Midfielder 180 76
Michael Collodi USA 25 Goalkeeper 183 88
J. Sirois Canada 25 Goalkeeper 187 81
J. Valiente Uruguay 25 Attacker 165 67
B. Kamungo Tanzania 24 Midfielder 175 68
N. Norris USA 21 Defender 180 68
R. Binyamin Israel 22 Midfielder 180 cm n/a

Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas look evenly matched on the numbers we have, with the table, recent form and head-to-head record all pointing to a close contest rather than a one-sided one.

Given that balance, and the lack of a specific market to assess, this one's better watched than backed for now.

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Last updated: September 2026
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