Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo

8 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Jon Freemon

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Columbus Crew had the better of the chances, with 0.63 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Houston Dynamo's 0.31 from 3.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%

11 Shots 3

5 Shots on target 1

5 Corners 4

597 Passes 337

88.1% Pass accuracy 79.5%

11 Tackles 16

11 Fouls 18

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Offsides 5

Key events

Columbus Crew Houston Dynamo

0’

B. OlsenManagerArgument

Kick-off

9’

Obafemi AwodesuFoul

Diego RossiShot on target

10’

21’

Ezequiel PoncePersistent fouling

29’

Daniel SteresFranco Escobar

Mohamed FarsiFoul

29’

32’

Nicolás LodeiroShot on target

Mohamed FarsiShot on target

45’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Darlington NagbeShot on target

52’

Max ArfstenFoul

57’

59’

Erik DueñasNicolás Lodeiro

65’

Erik DueñasFoul

Aziel JacksonDarlington Nagbe

72’

73’

ArturFoul

Aziel JacksonShot on target

76’

81’

Brooklyn RainesJack McGlynn

81’

Ibrahim AliyuSebastian Kowalczyk

Diego RossiShot on target

87’

Full-time0-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Columbus Crew 0.63 xGHouston Dynamo 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Houston Dynamo attacking Columbus Crew attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Columbus Crew 3-4-3 Starting XI

Houston Dynamo 4-2-2-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Patrick Schulte	90′	1	0	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Andres Herrera	90′	2	2	–	7	3	81	1	–	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko	90′	1	1	–	3	1	119	3	–	–	–
Malte Amundsen	90′	2	1	–	6	2	77	–	–	–	–
Sean Zawadzki	90′	3	–	–	7	1	56	2	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Mohamed Farsi	90′	–	–	59	1	0.07	–	–	–	1	–	–
Darlington Nagbe Taken off	72′	–	–	28	–	0.03	–	–	3	1	2	–
Max Arfsten	90′	–	–	38	2	0.04	2	1	4	2	1	–
Dylan Chambost	90′	–	–	58	1	0.14	1	–	2	–	1	–
Diego Rossi	90′	–	–	32	2	0.09	–	–	2	1	2	–
Aziel Jackson Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Jacen Russell Rowe	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.05	–	3	2	15	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Andrew Tarbell	90′	5	0	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	1	2	–	3	1	11	1	–	–	–
Ethan Bartlow	90′	1	–	–	1	–	34	–	–	–	–
Obafemi Awodesu	90′	–	1	–	1	–	30	1	–	–	–
Franco Escobar Taken off	29′	1	–	–	3	1	16	–	–	–	–
Daniel Steres Came on as a substitute	61′	1	–	–	1	–	28	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Artur	90′	–	–	35	–	0.01	5	3	6	1	1	–
Jack McGlynn Taken off	81′	–	–	41	–	0.03	1	–	1	–	–	–
Nicolás Lodeiro Taken off	59′	–	–	29	–	0.02	–	–	3	2	2	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Taken off	81′	–	–	23	–	0.00	1	1	3	1	2	–
Erik Dueñas Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	4	–	0.00	3	–	3	3	–	–
Brooklyn Raines Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ezequiel Ponce	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.06	1	4	2	22	–
Amine Bassi	90′	–	–	1	–	0.14	0.20	1	4	2	30	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Columbus Crew W W W W W

Houston Dynamo W L W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 2-0 Columbus Crew, 31 Aug 23 All Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.