Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC — MLS at PNC Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
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 23 Apr San Diego FC H 1–0 W 18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W 12 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–6 L 05 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L 22 Mar FC Dallas A 3–4 L 15 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L 19 Apr Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L 12 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L 05 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L 22 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D 15 Mar FC Dallas A 3–3 D Season Stats
Houston Dynamo San Diego FC #23 Position #27 15 Points 12 10 Played 11 5 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5 13 Scored 19 18 Conceded 19 -5 GD +0 1.50 PPG 1.09 50% Win % 27% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season27% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this seasonHouston Dynamo are 23rd (15 pts). San Diego FC are 27th (12 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds PNC Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' 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.
- 14' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 14.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amahl Pellegrino, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' 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.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 44 games and scored 67 goals.
- 35' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ibrahim Aliyu on 35.
- 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Anibal Godoy.
- 43' It’s high time Mikey Varas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Manu Duah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 53' San Diego FC 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.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Guilherme is replaced by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Mateusz Bogusz is replaced by Lawrence Ennali.
- 77' Another change for San Diego FC made on 77 minute. Alexander Mighten leaves to be changed by David Vazquez.
- 79' The referee shows San Diego FC player a card on 79.
- 80' It’s gonna be a card for Mikey Varas.
- 85' San Diego FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Felipe as he departs to be replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Diego FC.
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Houston Dynamo
Starting XI- 3
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Diadie Samassekou ↓ Artur 66'
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Agustin Bouzat ↓ Hector Herrera 77'
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Guilherme ↓ Ezequiel Ponce 66'
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Felipe ↓ Erik Sviatchenko 90'
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Bench- 14
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Hector Herrera ↑ 77'
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Ezequiel Ponce ↑ 66'
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Artur ↑ 66'
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Erik Sviatchenko ↑ 90'
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Lawrence Ennali ↑ 75'
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Coach Ben OlsenSan Diego FC
Starting XI- 20
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Lewis Morgan ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 66'
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Osvald Soe ↓ Ian Pilcher 77'
Bench-
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Marcus Ingvartsen ↑ 66'
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Alejandro Alvarado Jr ↑ 90'
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Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 66'
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David Vazquez ↑ 77'
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Ian Pilcher ↑ 77'
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