Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at PNC Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 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 31 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W 27 Aug Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W 21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W 16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D 13 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L 09 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L 26 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W 20 Aug FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W 16 Jul Portland Timbers A 2–3 L 08 Jul New York City FC H 1–1 D 04 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D Season Stats
Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC #23 Position #10 15 Points 12 10 Played 11 5 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5 13 Scored 16 18 Conceded 16 -5 GD +0 1.50 PPG 1.09 50% Win % 27% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonHouston Dynamo are 23rd (15 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' The referee calls foul for Yevgen Cheberko. He receives a card.
- 9' Sean Zawadzki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 14' Corey Baird puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
- 19' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 29' 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 Nelson Quinones suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Diego Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Jacen Russell-Rowe departs to be replaced by Diego Rossi.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erik Sviatchenko made 225 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Griffin Dorsey on 58.
- 63' 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.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 71.
- 76' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Yevgen Cheberko is replaced by Christian Ramirez.
- 81' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 81.
- 82' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Corey Baird departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 87' Erik Sviatchenko was booked on 87.
- 90' What a strike from Ibrahim Aliyu! The score is 2-0.
- 90' The whistle greets Adalberto Carrasquilla as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Steres.
- Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Columbus Crew SC
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Houston Dynamo
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 8
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Corey Baird ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 82'
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Daniel Steres ↑ 90'
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Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 82'
Coach Ben OlsenColumbus Crew SC
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Darlington Nagbe ↓ Rudy Camacho 46'
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Christian Ramirez ↑ 76'
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Diego Rossi ↑ 46'
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Rudy Camacho ↑ 46'
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Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City DColumbus Crew SC Form
2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-04 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D