Minnesota United vs Houston Dynamo

26 June 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Sergii Demianchuk

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 60’, 63’
Robin Lod 70’

Felipe Andrade 90+4’

Match summary

Minnesota United saw off Houston Dynamo 3-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Bongokuhle Hlongwane put Minnesota United ahead in the 60th minute, Hlongwane made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, Robin Lod made it 3-0 in the 70th minute, and Felipe Andrade pulled one back to make it 3-1 from a corner in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Minnesota United created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Houston Dynamo 1.14 from 13.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

9 Shots 13

4 Shots on target 2

6 Corners 4

297 Passes 517

76.1% Pass accuracy 84.7%

13 Tackles 12

20 Fouls 15

4 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Minnesota United Houston Dynamo

Kick-off

8’

Erik SviatchenkoShot on target

Julian GresselShot on target

32’

36’

Griffin Dorsey

45’

Sebastian KowalczykVAR: Penalty given

Michael Boxall

45+7’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Jefferson Díaz

52’

Bongokuhle HlongwaneRight foot shot

1-0

60’

62’

Felipe AndradeErik Sviatchenko

62’

Amine BassiNicolás Lodeiro

Bongokuhle HlongwaneLeft foot shot

2-0

63’

Robin LodLeft foot shot

3-0

70’

Joaquín PereyraOwen Gene

71’

75’

Lawrence EnnaliOndrej Lingr

76’

Gabriel SegalEzequiel Ponce

Kelvin Yeboah

79’

82’

Duane HolmesArtur

Joaquín Pereyra

82’

Darius RandellBongokuhle Hlongwane

84’

Jeong Sang-binJulian Gressel

84’

D.J. TaylorKelvin Yeboah

85’

90+4’

Felipe AndradeLeft foot shot

3-1

Devin PadelfordAnthony Markanich

90+5’

Full-time3-1

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.

Minnesota United 1.36 xGHouston Dynamo 1.14 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Houston Dynamo attacking Minnesota United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Minnesota United 5-4-1 Starting XI

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Wessel Speel	90′	1	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jefferson Díaz	90′	1	–	–	4	3	32	3	–	–	–
Michael Boxall	90′	1	3	–	5	–	33	1	–	–	–
Nicolás Romero	90′	1	1	–	1	–	36	2	–	–	–
Anthony Markanich Taken off	89′	2	3	–	8	3	27	2	–	1	–
D.J. Taylor Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Julian Gressel Taken off	84′	–	1	23	3	0.41	1	–	3	2	1	–
Bongokuhle Hlongwane Taken off	84′	2	–	15	–	0.01	1	–	5	1	3	–
Wil Trapp	90′	–	–	32	1	0.02	2	2	6	2	2	–
Owen Gene Taken off	71′	–	–	23	–	0.01	–	1	2	–	1	–
Robin Lod	90′	1	–	27	1	0.07	3	–	6	1	1	–
Darius Randell Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Kelvin Yeboah Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	7	–
Joaquín Pereyra Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–
Jeong Sang-bin Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Bond	90′	1	3	30	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	1	–	–	7	3	30	2	–	–	–
Erik Sviatchenko Taken off	62′	–	1	–	2	2	16	–	–	–	–
Pablo Ortíz	90′	2	1	–	3	1	50	1	–	–	–
Franco Escobar	90′	1	3	–	4	2	79	–	–	–	–
Felipe Andrade Came on as a substitute	28′	1	1	–	5	1	21	1	1	–	–
Lawrence Ennali Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	4	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Brooklyn Raines	90′	–	–	57	–	0.02	1	1	4	2	3	–
Artur Taken off	82′	–	–	61	–	0.03	–	–	5	–	3	–
Ondrej Lingr Taken off	75′	–	–	23	–	0.00	1	–	4	2	3	–
Nicolás Lodeiro Taken off	62′	–	–	34	–	0.03	3	–	4	2	1	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk	90′	–	–	38	–	0.03	1	–	5	2	4	–
Amine Bassi Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	38	3	0.18	–	1	–	–	–	–
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	12	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ezequiel Ponce Taken off	76′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.01	–	2	–	18	–
Gabriel Segal Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	2	–	0.19	0.00	–	–	–	2	–

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

Minnesota United W D D W L

Houston Dynamo W D W L L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 2-0 Minnesota United, 15 May 25 Next meeting: Minnesota United 2-2 Houston Dynamo, 11 Oct 26 All Minnesota United 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.