Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D 02 Mar New England Revolution A 1–0 W 23 Feb Chicago Fire FC H 4–2 W 19 Oct New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W 12 Oct New England Revolution H 4–0 W 05 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 03 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 1–4 L 23 Feb FC Dallas H 1–2 L 20 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 06 Oct St. Louis City A 0–3 L 03 Oct New England Revolution H 2–1 W Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Houston Dynamo #10 Position #23 12 Points 15 11 Played 10 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 5 16 Scored 13 16 Conceded 18 +0 GD -5 1.09 PPG 1.50 27% Win % 50% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season30% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Houston Dynamo are 23rd (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
- 5' Max Arfsten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 9' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
- 14' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Obafemi Awodesu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 19' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 21' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Ponce. He receives a card.
- 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 29.
- 29' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Franco Escobar is replaced by Daniel Steres on 29 minute.
- 34' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 262 games and scored 388 goals.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Steres, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 49' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Franco Escobar suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Max Arfsten on 57.
- 59' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Nicolas Lodeiro is replaced by Erik Duenas on 59 minute.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 65' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
- 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 72 minute. Darlington Nagbe leaves to be changed by Aziel Jackson.
- 73' It’s gonna be a card for Artur.
- 78' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 81' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Kowalczyk departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Columbus Crew SC
Starting XI- 7
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- 28
- 25
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- 23
- 27
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Bench- 31
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- 24
- 12
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Aziel Jackson ↑ 72'
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Coach Wilfried NancyHouston Dynamo
Starting XI- 8
- 13
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20
Nicolas Lodeiro ↓ Erik Duenas 59'
- 10
- 6
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2
Franco Escobar ↓ Daniel Steres 29'
- 25
- 27
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Jack McGlynn ↓ Brooklyn Raines 81'
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Bench-
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Daniel Steres ↑ 29'
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16
Erik Duenas ↑ 59'
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Brooklyn Raines ↑ 81'
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Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 81'
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Coach Ben Olsen -
Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-02 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-10-19 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-10-12 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 New England Revolution W 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union WHouston Dynamo Form