Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC

27 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Chris Penso

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Ondrej Lingr 61’
Ezequiel Ponce 79’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo saw off Austin FC 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ondrej Lingr put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 61st minute and Ezequiel Ponce made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Houston Dynamo created 0.95 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Austin FC 0.80 from 8.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

11 Shots 8

6 Shots on target 2

1 Corners 5

463 Passes 440

88.1% Pass accuracy 85.9%

9 Tackles 12

11 Fouls 20

3 Yellow cards 5

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Houston Dynamo Austin FC

Kick-off

Griffin DorseyShot on target

12’

24’

Guilherme Biro

Ezequiel Ponce

27’

32’

Besard SabovićDaniel Pereira

41’

Myrto UzuniShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Amine BassiShot on target

57’

Ondrej LingrRight foot shot

1-0

61’

Ethan BartlowErik Sviatchenko

66’

68’

Diego RubioJader Obrian

68’

Nicolas DubersarskyOwen Wolff

Sebastian KowalczykOndrej Lingr

68’

72’

Nicolas Dubersarsky

Ezequiel PonceShot on target

75’

76’

Oleksandr Svatok

77’

Calvin FodreyIlie Sánchez

77’

Žan KolmaničGuilherme Biro

Ezequiel PonceLeft foot shot

2-0

79’

Franco Escobar

82’

Jon GallagherShot on target

84’

Julio Cascante

88’

Diego Rubio

Griffin Dorsey

88’

Nicolás LodeiroEzequiel Ponce

90+1’

Franco EscobarShot on target

90+4’

Júnior UrsoJack McGlynn

90+5’

Daniel SteresAmine Bassi

90+5’

Full-time2-0

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.

Houston Dynamo 0.95 xGAustin FC 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Austin FC attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-4-2 Starting XI

Austin FC 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Bond	90′	2	0	36	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	1	–	–	5	2	31	–	–	1	–
Erik Sviatchenko Taken off	66′	–	1	–	3	2	32	–	–	–	–
Obafemi Awodesu	90′	–	–	–	7	4	66	–	–	–	–
Franco Escobar	90′	5	–	–	8	–	42	–	–	–	–
Ethan Bartlow Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	–	3	1	12	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Jack McGlynn Taken off	89′	–	–	43	1	0.13	1	–	3	1	1	–
Brooklyn Raines	90′	–	–	39	2	0.05	–	1	1	2	1	–
Artur	90′	–	–	61	–	0.01	1	1	5	1	2	–
Ondrej Lingr Taken off	68′	1	–	17	–	0.01	–	–	3	3	2	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	10	1	0.03	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ezequiel Ponce Taken off	89′	1	–	2	2	0.20	0.00	–	7	6	11	–
Amine Bassi Taken off	89′	–	–	1	1	0.33	0.08	4	3	2	50	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Brad Stuver	90′	4	2	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jon Gallagher	90′	2	–	–	4	–	27	–	–	–	–
Oleksandr Svatok	90′	–	1	–	2	2	56	4	–	–	–
Julio Cascante	90′	1	1	–	3	2	81	2	–	–	–
Guilherme Biro Taken off	77′	1	1	–	3	1	43	1	–	–	–
Žan Kolmanič Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Daniel Pereira Taken off	32′	–	–	12	1	0.01	1	–	1	1	–	–
Ilie Sánchez Taken off	77′	–	–	41	–	0.02	1	–	2	1	1	–
Owen Wolff Taken off	68′	–	–	38	3	0.10	–	–	4	1	2	–
Osman Bukari	90′	–	–	16	–	0.01	1	–	5	1	1	–
Besard Sabović Came on as a substitute	58′	–	–	25	–	0.01	2	–	3	5	1	–
Nicolas Dubersarsky Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	16	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	1	–
Calvin Fodrey Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Myrto Uzuni	90′	–	–	1	1	0.29	0.34	1	–	–	7	–
Jader Obrian Taken off	68′	–	–	1	–	0.10	0.01	–	6	1	17	–
Diego Rubio Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	10	–

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

Houston Dynamo D L W D D

Austin FC W W D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Austin FC 0-1 Houston Dynamo, 22 Sep 24 Next meeting: Austin FC 2-2 Houston Dynamo, 10 Aug 25 All Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC 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.