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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 29Kick-off on September 23, 2012 at 08:10 PM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Union
3-1
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo?

Philadelphia Union won 3-1 on September 23, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 28′Freddy AduPhiladelphia Union
  • 44′B. GarcíaHouston Dynamo
  • 50′Freddy AduPhiladelphia Union (pen.)
  • 71′J. MartínezPhiladelphia Union

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

  1. 17J. Martínez
  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

Houston Dynamo

  1. 9M. Kandji
  2. 12W. Bruin
  1. 11Brad Davis
  2. 13R. Clark
  3. 17Luiz Henrique Camargo
  4. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 8Kofi Kwarteng Frempong Sarkodie
  3. 31A. Hainault
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 7, 5 and 3.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2012DC United(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012Toronto FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2012Columbus Crew(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2012Real Salt Lake(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2012Real Salt Lake(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2012Chicago Fire(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2012Toronto FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2012Columbus Crew(home)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Philadelphia Union wins, 0 draws, 1 Houston Dynamo win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 1, 2012Houston Dynamo 2-1 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union on Jul 1, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.5 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union0.91.338/157/15
Houston Dynamo1.51.077/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Philadelphia Union sit 6th in Major League Soccer (47 points from 33 matches) and Houston Dynamo sit 5th (51 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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