Match summary
Seattle Sounders beat Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season.
Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Seattle Sounders moved from 7th to 3rd in the Major League Soccer (United States) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 83 results before kickoff and 85 after it (including 1 match played at the same time); 15 teams in this group; 13 points after 6 matches.
- Paul Rothrock's 83rd-minute goal decided the match.Seattle Sounders's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Houston Dynamo3W 0D 2L
Houston DynamoSeattle Sounders
9Pointsof 1513
11Goals scored7
11Goals conceded1
0Clean sheets4
2Scored in a row0
0Unbeaten in a row5
1Without a win1
7Conceded in a row0
Head to head9 meetings · Jul 2011 – May 2025
- Houston Dynamo wins
- 2
- Draws
- 4
- Seattle Sounders wins
- 3
2.22goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
44%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsHouston Dynamo 0W 3D 2L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 83 earlier results
Houston DynamoSeattle Sounders
#9Position#7
6Points4 v 5 games10
-1Goal difference+3
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.631
2.25Conceded per game0.4
#9Form table position#6
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Houston DynamoSeattle Sounders
- Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Sam Vines · InOut: Agustin Resch90+2'
- Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Héctor Herrera · InOut: Diadié Samassékou88'
- Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Ibrahim Aliyu · InOut: Lawrence Ennali88'
- 88'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Álex Roldán · InOut: Paul Rothrock
- 83'Goal · Seattle Sounders · Paul Rothrock0-1
- 81'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Peter Kingston · InOut: Snyder Brunell
- Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Ondrej Lingr · InOut: Duane Holmes75'
- 72'Yellow Card · Seattle Sounders · Jackson Ragen
- 61'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Albert Rusnák · InOut: Jesús Ferreira
- 61'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Hassani Dotson · InOut: Paul Arriola
- 61'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Jordan Morris · InOut: Danny Musovski
- 54'Yellow Card · Seattle Sounders · Paul Rothrock
- Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Agustin Resch · InOut: Franco Negri46'
- Yellow Card · Houston Dynamo · Felipe Andrade38'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Houston DynamoSeattle Sounders
45%Ball Possession55%
13Shots Total6
3Shots On Target2
9Corners3
5Fouls13
1Yellow Cards2
2Offsides2
1Saves3
441Passes561
6Shots Off Target2
82Attacks105
67Dangerous Attacks39
9Shots Inside Box5
4Shots Outside Box1
0Goals1
13Free Kicks5
4Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
19Tackles14
0Assists1
383Accurate Passes501
1Injuries0
25Total Crosses11
7Accurate Crosses4
10Interceptions5
48Duels Won30
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-3 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 56(84%) | 1 | 7/8 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 48(90%) | 1 | 8/11 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 37(81%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(94%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 7.0 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(81%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(92%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.9 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(79%) | 4 | 6/10 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 46(82%) | 3 | 4/8 | |
| 6.9 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(100%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(79%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(90%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
Agustin Resch DF | 6.6 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(96%) | 1 | 1/2 |
| 6.5 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(89%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(82%) | - | 1/1 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 2 | 2/2 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | - | - |