Match Report
41 points for St. Louis City (5th), 43 for Houston Dynamo (2nd): a 2-point gap. On recent form Houston Dynamo sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.68/1.4 for St. Louis City and 1.28/1.12 for Houston Dynamo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
St. Louis City's unbeaten run stood at 11, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Houston Dynamo arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 St. Louis City wins, 3 for Houston Dynamo, 2 draws, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Energizer Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. The referee was A. Da Silva, with 47 matches in our database and 2.7 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, St. Louis City led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
St. Louis City: Simon Becher (23'), Dante Polvara (85') · Houston Dynamo: Ibrahim Aliyu (75')
Key stats
Possession: St. Louis City 47% · Houston Dynamo 53% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 1-5