Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC

6 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Filip Dujic

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack McGlynn 57’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo saw off Los Angeles FC 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Jack McGlynn put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 57th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Houston Dynamo created 0.61 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Los Angeles FC 0.69 from 10.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
11 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 4
559 Passes 387
88.7% Pass accuracy 82.9%
11 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 18
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Houston Dynamo Los Angeles FC
Kick-off
Jack McGlynnShot on target
10’
Ezequiel Ponce
16’
Jack McGlynn
24’
30’
David Martínez Morales
35’
David Martínez MoralesShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Ezequiel PonceShot on target
50’
Jack McGlynnLeft foot shot1-0 (Houston Dynamo)
57’
61’
Adam Saldana
69’
Nathan OrdazOlivier Giroud
69’
Sergi PalenciaMarlon
69’
Timothy TillmanOdin Thiago Holm
69’
Cengiz ÜnderDavid Martínez Morales
74’
Eddie Segura
Sebastian Kowalczyk
75’
79’
Mark DelgadoYaw Yeboah
80’
Eddie SeguraShot on target
Ibrahim AliyuSebastian Kowalczyk
81’
Nicolás LodeiroAmine Bassi
87’
Ethan BartlowJack McGlynn
90+4’
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.69 57’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), 1-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.69 57’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), 1-0 McGlynn 57’
Houston Dynamo 0.61 xGLos Angeles FC 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Los Angeles FC attacking Houston Dynamo attacking 
35’ David Martínez Morales (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 90+6’ Eddie Segura (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 5’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Artur (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Eddie Segura (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Adam Saldana (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ David Martínez Morales (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 90+6’ Eddie Segura (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 5’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+6’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Artur (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Eddie Segura (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Adam Saldana (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gillingham
Escobar
Sviatchenko
Awodesu
Dorsey
Artur
Urso
McGlynn 90’
Bassi 87’
Kowalczyk 81’
Ponce
Los Angeles FC 4-3-3 Starting XI
Lloris
Smoliakov
Tafari
Marlon 69’
Segura
Yeboah 79’
Holm 69’
Saldana
Bouanga
Giroud 69’
Morales 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Blake Gillingham
90′ 2 0 24 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Griffin Dorsey
90′ – 2 – 1 – 31 1 – 1 –
Erik Sviatchenko
90′ – 1 – 4 2 67 1 – – –
Obafemi Awodesu
90′ – – – – – 75 2 – – –
Franco Escobar
90′ 4 3 – 7 – 52 3 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Artur
90′ – – 69 1 0.02 1 2 2 2 – –
Júnior Urso
90′ – – 73 – 0.01 2 1 9 1 4 –
Jack McGlynn Taken off
89′ 1 – 68 5 0.63 – – 3 1 1 –
Amine Bassi Taken off
87′ – – 54 – 0.06 – – 4 1 3 –
Sebastian Kowalczyk Taken off
81′ – – 20 2 0.10 1 – 3 1 2 –
Nicolás Lodeiro Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 4 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Ezequiel Ponce
90′ – – 2 1 0.11 0.05 – 4 3 17 –
Ibrahim Aliyu Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 – 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

Houston Dynamo LDLDL
Los Angeles FC WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 0-0 Los Angeles FC, 08 Sep 24 Next meeting: Los Angeles FC 2-0 Houston Dynamo, 04 May 25  All Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles 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.