Houston Dynamo vs Toronto FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Toronto FC — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Toronto FC 11 games · 14 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 25 Aug Toronto FC H 0–1 L 21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–3 W 18 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W 14 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D 04 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–3 L 30 Jun Charlotte FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W 20 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W 17 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 1–3 L 13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W 06 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–4 L 03 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Houston Dynamo Toronto FC #23 Position #8 15 Points 14 10 Played 11 5 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 3 13 Scored 18 18 Conceded 20 -5 GD -2 1.50 PPG 1.27 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 season9% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this seasonHouston Dynamo are 23rd (15 pts). Toronto FC are 8th (14 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC has kicked off!
- 5' It looks surprising Toronto FC does not make any changes. Richie Laryea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 6' It’s a booking for Toronto FC player. Jonathan Osorio gets a card.
- 11' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Steres, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 36' It’s high time John Herdman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Deybi Flores.
- 50' 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 Deybi Flores suffering a number of foals already.
- 54' Goal! Prince-Osei Owusu scores his 30 goal in 248 matches.
- 59' Toronto 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.
- 60' Toronto FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 60' Lawrence Ennali is replacing Ibrahim Aliyu for the Houston Dynamo side.
- 65' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Toronto FC that had 261 games and scored 355 goals.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Kosi Thompson. He replaces Matthew Longstaff on 73 minute.
- 78' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 78.
- 79' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Ferreira is hanging Amine Bassi on the field on 79 minute.
- 81' The whistle greets Erik Sviatchenko as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
- 86' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- 90' Daniel Steres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Griffin Dorsey on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Toronto FC players.
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Houston Dynamo
Starting XI- 8
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Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Brad Smith 81'
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25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Daniel Steres 90'
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Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Lawrence Ennali 60'
Bench-
5
Daniel Steres ↑ 90'
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3
Brad Smith ↑ 81'
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27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↑ 60'
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Lawrence Ennali ↑ 60'
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Sebastian Ferreira ↑ 79'
Coach Ben OlsenToronto FC
Starting XI- 5
- 99
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11
Derrick Etienne ↓ Charles Sharp 79'
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- 27
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Richie Laryea ↓ Aime Mabika 79'
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Bench- 23
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30
Henry Wingo ↑ 60'
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Aime Mabika ↑ 79'
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Kosi Thompson ↑ 73'
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Charles Sharp ↑ 79'
Coach John Herdman -
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