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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 50Kick-off on October 20, 2024 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-1
Los Angeles Galaxy

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy?

Houston Dynamo won 2-1 on October 20, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 44′E. PonceHouston Dynamo
  • 90′Gabriel PecLos Angeles Galaxy (pen.)
  • 90′D. SteresHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 10E. Ponce
  1. 18A. Ibrahim
  2. 8A. Bassi
  3. 20A. Carrasquilla
  1. 16H. Herrera
  2. 6Artur
  1. 5D. Steres
  2. 31Micael
  3. 28E. Sviatchenko
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 12S. Clark

Los Angeles Galaxy

4-3-3
  1. 28J. Paintsil
  2. 9D. Joveljić
  3. 11Gabriel Pec
  1. 10Riqui Puig
  2. 20E. Cerrillo
  3. 18M. Reus
  1. 3J. Aude
  2. 4M. Yoshida
  3. 25C. Garcés
  4. 2M. Yamane
  1. 77J. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 9, 1 and 5.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2024St. Louis City(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2024New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2024Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 22, 2024Austin(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2024Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2024Austin(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2024Colorado Rapids(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 22, 2024Vancouver Whitecaps(home)4-2Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2024Portland Timbers(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2024Los Angeles FC(home)4-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 3 Los Angeles Galaxy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 26, 2024Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Sep 3, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 9, 2023Houston Dynamo 3-0 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Oct 9, 2022Houston Dynamo 1-3 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
May 23, 2022Los Angeles Galaxy 0-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 21, 2021Houston Dynamo 0-3 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo on May 26, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.4 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 2.1 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.41.056/156/15
Los Angeles Galaxy2.11.8113/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 34 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 11th (44 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351
11Los Angeles Galaxy34111112505744

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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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