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
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 17
- Difference
- +11
FC Dallas
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +6
| 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 |
| 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 |
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

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.
| 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 |
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.

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.
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
| 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 |
| 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.
