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Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 20, 2012 at 11:52 PM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
3-1
Philadelphia Union

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union?

Houston Dynamo won 3-1 on October 20, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 5′M. KandjiHouston Dynamo
  • 19′J. McInerneyPhiladelphia Union
  • 71′B. GarcíaHouston Dynamo
  • 74′Brad DavisHouston Dynamo (pen.)

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 9M. Kandji
  2. 12W. Bruin
  1. 11Brad Davis
  2. 13R. Clark
  3. 16Adam Moffat
  4. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 8Kofi Kwarteng Frempong Sarkodie
  3. 26Corey Ashe
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall

Philadelphia Union

  1. 9J. McInerney
  2. 44Danny Cruz
  1. 7Brian Carroll
  2. 11Freddy Adu
  3. 13Michael Lahoud
  4. 14Amobi Chidubem Okugo
  5. 21M. Farfán
  1. 2Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra
  2. 25S. Williams
  3. 28R. Gaddis
  1. 18Z. MacMath
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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, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Philadelphia Union have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2012CF Montreal(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2012Real Salt Lake(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2012New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2012Chicago Fire(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2012Columbus Crew(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Houston Dynamo(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2012DC United(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Houston Dynamo win, 0 draws, 1 Philadelphia Union win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2012Philadelphia Union 3-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012Houston Dynamo 2-1 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo on Sep 23, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Philadelphia Union score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.50.977/156/15
Philadelphia Union1.11.339/157/15

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 33 matches) and Philadelphia Union sit 6th (47 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference3314910434251
6Philadelphia UnionEastern Conference3313812625147

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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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