Houston Dynamo vs San DiegoLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Major League Soccer

2026

Houston Dynamo

Aliyu35'

-FT

Apr 23, 2026

Shell Energy Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Manu Duah

San Diego

8.0

90'+7Yellow Card

Ian Pilcher

San Diego

90'+7Red Card

Ondrej Lingr

Houston Dynamo

90'+3Yellow Card

Franco Negri

Houston Dynamo

90'+1Substitution

Erik Sviatchenko· In

Felipe Andrade· Out

Houston Dynamo

90'+1Substitution

Alejandro Alvarado · In

Oscar Verhoeven· Out

San Diego

80'Yellow Card

Mikey Varas

San Diego

79'Red Card

Amahl Pellegrino

San Diego

77'Substitution

David Vazquez· In

Alex Mighten· Out

San Diego

77'Substitution

Héctor Herrera· In

Agustín Bouzat· Out

Houston Dynamo

77'Substitution

Ian Pilcher· In

Osvald Søe· Out

San Diego

75'Substitution

Lawrence Ennali· In

Mateusz Bogusz· Out

Houston Dynamo

66'Substitution

Marcus Ingvartsen· In

Aníbal Godoy· Out

San Diego

66'Substitution

Artur · In

Diadié Samassékou· Out

Houston Dynamo

66'Substitution

Ezequiel Ponce· In

Guilherme· Out

Houston Dynamo

66'Substitution

Amahl Pellegrino· In

Lewis Morgan · Out

San Diego

38'Yellow Card

Aníbal Godoy

San Diego

Goal!

1-0

Ibrahim Aliyu

35'·Houston Dynamo

⚽

14'Yellow Card

Felipe Andrade

Houston Dynamo

Statistics of the Game

Houston Dynamo

San Diego

29%Ball Possession71%

11Shots Total9

3Shots On Target1

1Corners3

10Fouls11

2Yellow Cards2

2Offsides2

1Saves1

317Passes791

6Shots Off Target4

39Attacks167

11Dangerous Attacks78

8Shots Inside Box7

3Shots Outside Box2

1Goals0

11Free Kicks10

2Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork0

14Tackles12

1Assists0

267Accurate Passes726

1Red Cards1

3Injuries0

1Total Crosses17

1Accurate Crosses6

10Interceptions5

33Duels Won33

3Big Chances Created1

3Big Chances Missed1

Houston Dynamo

Manager: Ben Olsen

Starting XI

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.8

7.3

6.9

6.7

Substitutes

6.7

6.4

6.3

6.5

6.5

Manager: Mikey Varas

Starting XI

6.5

7.2

6.8

8.0

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.3

7.4

6.7

6.6

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Mateusz Bogusz MF	7.3	75'	0	0	1/2	17(88%)	1	3/3
Agustin Resch DF	7.0	90'	0	0	-	36(78%)	-	2/3
Antônio Carlos DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/2	40(95%)	-	1/2
Ibrahim Aliyu MF	6.9	90'	1	0	1/3	17(59%)	2	2/8
Felipe Andrade DF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	20(89%)	3	5/8
Diadié Samassékou MF	6.9	66'	0	0	-	22(95%)	1	5/5
Ondrej Lingr FW	6.9	90'	0	1	0/1	16(82%)	2	3/7
Agustín Bouzat MF	6.8	77'	0	0	0/1	31(87%)	3	3/5
Guilherme FW	6.7	66'	0	0	-	22(82%)	-	4/8
Franco Negri DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	36(86%)	-	1/4
Jonathan Bond GK	6.7	90'	0	0	-	29(69%)	1	1/1
Artur MF	6.7	24'	0	0	-	10(90%)	1	1/2
Héctor Herrera MF	6.5	13'	0	0	0/1	10(90%)	1	2/3
Erik Sviatchenko DF	6.5	9'	0	0	-	1(100%)	-	-
Ezequiel Ponce FW	6.4	24'	0	0	1/1	8(75%)	-	1/4
Lawrence Ennali FW	6.3	15'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	0/3

Houston Dynamo vs San Diego — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Houston Dynamo	15	W2	2	0	3	0	6/15	10-12
San Diego	15	L3	0	6	2	7	1/15	5-15

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Houston Dynamo — last 5 games

L3-4 @ Dallas2026-03-22
L0-1 vs Seattle Sounders2026-04-05
L2-6 @ Colorado Rapids2026-04-12
W4-1 vs El Paso Locomotive2026-04-16
W1-0 @ Orlando City2026-04-18

San Diego — last 5 games

L0-4 @ Toluca2026-03-19
D2-2 vs Real Salt Lake2026-03-22
L0-3 @ SJ Earthquakes2026-04-05
L1-2 vs Minnesota United2026-04-12
L2-4 @ Real Salt Lake2026-04-19

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 2
Period covered: 2025-07-06 – 2025-10-05
Houston Dynamo wins: 1
Draws: 0
San Diego wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 6.5
Over 2.5 goals: 100%
Both teams scored: 100%
Home side won: 0%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 2 finished meetings (2025-07-06 – 2025-10-05) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-05	Houston Dynamo	2-4	San Diego
2025-07-06	San Diego	3-4	Houston Dynamo

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Houston Dynamo	2	26	44	4	DDWLD	16	-14
San Diego	11	26	31	0	WLLLD	22	-11

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 13 ptsHouston Dynamo 44 · San Diego 31
Positions: #2 vs #11
Goals per game: 1.31/1.15 vs 1.69/1.69scored/conceded per game · league average 1.6

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-23

Recent matches

vs El Paso Locomotive

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

6-7

Total matches

Recent matches

Major League Soccer•Oct 5, 2025

Houston Dynamo

2-4

San Diego

Major League Soccer•Jul 6, 2025

San Diego

3-4

Houston Dynamo

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

Houston Dynamo wins

Draws

San Diego wins

Goals Scored

6 - 7

Oct 5, 2025 • Major League Soccer

Houston Dynamo

2-4

San Diego

Jul 6, 2025 • Major League Soccer

San Diego

3-4

Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer — matches this week

Match Report

13 points and 9 places separated them: Houston Dynamo 2nd with 44, San Diego 11th with 31. Recent form told a different story for Houston Dynamo: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Houston Dynamo ran at 1.31 scored and 1.15 conceded, San Diego at 1.69 and 1.69.

San Diego entered with three losses in a row.

The referee was R. Vazquez, with 94 matches in our database and 1.3 yellows per game on average. Shell Energy Stadium, capacity 22,039, hosted the game. Houston Dynamo led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.

Goal scorers

Houston Dynamo: Ibrahim Aliyu (35')

Key stats

Possession: Houston Dynamo 29% · San Diego 71% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 1-3

More details:

Houston Dynamo — live results and schedule San Diego — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Houston Dynamo vs San Diego?

Houston Dynamo 1-0 San Diego. Major League Soccer (USA) match played on 23 Apr 2026.

What league is Houston Dynamo vs San Diego in?

This match is part of the Major League Soccer (USA). The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Houston Dynamo and San Diego?

In 2 meetings since 2025: Houston Dynamo has 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss against San Diego.

Where was Houston Dynamo vs San Diego played?

The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium.

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Starting XI

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Houston Dynamo vs San Diego — computed insights

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Head to Head

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