FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo

18 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Tori Penso

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack McGlynn 64’
  • Griffin Dorsey 81’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo beat FC Dallas 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Jack McGlynn put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 64th minute and Griffin Dorsey made it 0-2 in the 81st minute.

FC Dallas can feel hard done by, creating 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Houston Dynamo's 0.47 from 9.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
11 Shots 9
3 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 6
401 Passes 446
81.5% Pass accuracy 85.9%
12 Tackles 11
14 Fouls 18
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

FC Dallas Houston Dynamo
E. QuillManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
Anderson JulioShot on target
38’
44’
Brooklyn RainesTime wasting
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
46’
Felipe AndradePablo Ortíz
Logan FarringtonPetar Musa
46’
64’
Jack McGlynnLeft foot shot0-1 (Houston Dynamo)
66’
Sebastian KowalczykShot on target
Lalas AbubakarNolan Norris
71’
Paxton PomykalKaick
71’
76’
Toyosi OlusanyaOndrej Lingr
Anderson JulioShot on target
79’
81’
Griffin DorseyLeft foot shot0-2 (Houston Dynamo)
Tsiki NtsabelengRamiro
82’
Bernard KamungoShaq Moore
82’
Luciano Acosta
84’
84’
Franco Escobar
PedrinhoFoul
88’
89’
Júnior UrsoAmine Bassi
89’
Ethan BartlowJack McGlynn
Luciano AcostaShot on target
90+1’
90+2’
Toyosi OlusanyaShot on target
Osaze UrhoghideFoul
90+3’
Full-time0-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.47 64’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), 0-1 64’ 81’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-2 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.47 64’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), 0-1 McGlynn 64’ 81’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-2 Dorsey 81’
FC Dallas 0.81 xGHouston Dynamo 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Houston Dynamo attacking FC Dallas attacking 
90+6’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 18’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 49’ Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+6’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Toyosi Olusanya (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 39’ Shaq Moore (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+6’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 18’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 49’ Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+6’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Luciano Acosta (FC Dallas), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Toyosi Olusanya (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Logan Farrington (FC Dallas), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 38’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Shaq Moore (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

FC Dallas 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Collodi
Norris 71’
Ibeagha
Urhoghide
Moore 82’
Kaick 71’
Ramiro 82’
Pedrinho
Acosta
Julio
Musa 46’
Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bond
Escobar
Awodesu
Ortíz 46’
Dorsey
Artur
Raines
McGlynn 89’
Bassi 89’
Kowalczyk
Lingr 76’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Michael Collodi
90′ 2 2 22 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Shaq Moore Taken off
82′ 1 1 – 4 – 25 1 – – –
Sebastien Ibeagha
90′ – – – 4 4 46 – – – –
Osaze Urhoghide
90′ 3 1 – 6 1 46 2 – – –
Nolan Norris Taken off
71′ 1 – – 5 2 34 1 – – –
Lalas Abubakar Came on as a substitute
19′ 1 – – 1 – 18 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Kaick Taken off
71′ – – 30 – 0.01 – – 7 2 5 –
Ramiro Taken off
82′ – – 37 1 0.02 1 – 5 1 2 –
Pedrinho
90′ – – 32 – 0.06 1 – 3 2 1 –
Luciano Acosta
90′ – – 45 3 0.51 – 1 6 2 – –
Paxton Pomykal Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 16 1 0.23 – – 1 – – –
Tsiki Ntsabeleng Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 9 – 0.00 2 – 2 – – –
Bernard Kamungo Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 6 – 0.00 1 – 2 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Anderson Julio
90′ – – 2 2 0.03 0.02 – 1 1 24 –
Petar Musa Taken off
45′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 6 –
Logan Farrington Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 3 – 0.48 0.01 – 5 1 5 –
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

FC Dallas LDWLD
Houston Dynamo DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 1-2 FC Dallas, 23 Feb 25 Next meeting: FC Dallas 4-3 Houston Dynamo, 22 Mar 26  All FC Dallas 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.