Match Report
The table read 2nd (Houston Dynamo, 44 pts) against 8th (LA Galaxy, 33 pts), 11 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Houston Dynamo: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Houston Dynamo 1.31 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, LA Galaxy 1.26 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.6.
Houston Dynamo arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Houston Dynamo had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; LA Galaxy, 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 for LA Galaxy, 3 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. 100% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Shell Energy Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,039. On the scoreboard, Houston Dynamo led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Houston Dynamo: Guilherme (21')
Key stats
Possession: Houston Dynamo 61% · LA Galaxy 39% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 4-3