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DC United vs Houston Dynamo: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 17, 2018 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
2-2
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of DC United vs Houston Dynamo?

DC United and Houston Dynamo drew 2-2 on March 17, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 30′A. ElisHouston Dynamo
  • 31′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo
  • 50′Darren MattocksDC United
  • 90′L. AcostaDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-4-1-1
  1. 22Y. Asad
  1. 11Darren Mattocks
  1. 10L. Acosta
  2. 8U. Segura
  3. 5J. Moreno
  4. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 18Z. Stieber
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 28J. Mora
  4. 13F. Brillant
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9M. Manotas
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 10T. Martínez
  3. 24D. Cerén
  1. 11A. Wenger
  2. 6E. Alexander
  1. 16Kevin Garcia
  2. 22Leonardo
  3. 3A. Machado
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 18C. Seitz
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 11, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2018Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Portland Timbers(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2017Columbus Crew(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2018Atlanta United FC(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Dec 1, 2017Seattle Sounders(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Nov 22, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Nov 6, 2017Portland Timbers(away)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 DC United wins, 2 draws, 2 Houston Dynamo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2017DC United 1-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016Houston Dynamo 0-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Apr 18, 2015DC United 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 12, 2014Houston Dynamo 1-3 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Aug 4, 2014Houston Dynamo 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 21, 2014DC United 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Houston Dynamo on Jul 22, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.01.746/158/15
Houston Dynamo1.31.156/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 12th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 28 matches) and Houston Dynamo sit 5th (46 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference291379393746
12DC UnitedEastern Conference287129364733

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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