Match summary
St. Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 in the Major League Soccer (USA).
St. Louis City vs Houston DynamoResult, Lineups & H2H
Energizer Park
St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This defeat ended Houston Dynamo's 8-match unbeaten run in Major League Soccer (United States).Run from 2026-05-17: 6W 2D; league matches of this season only.
- Dante Polvara's 85th-minute goal decided the match.St. Louis City's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
St. Louis City3W 2D 0L
St. Louis CityHouston Dynamo
11Pointsof 1515
9Goals scored9
4Goals conceded0
1Clean sheets5
11Scored in a row10
11Unbeaten in a row10
1Without a win0
3Conceded in a row0
Head to head7 meetings · Feb 2024 – May 2026
- St. Louis City wins
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Houston Dynamo wins
- 3
2.43goals per meeting
43%both teams scored
57%3+ goals
57%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSt. Louis City 1W 2D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 305 earlier results
St. Louis CityHouston Dynamo
#6Position#1
30Points20 v 20 games38
+2Goal difference+5
1.4Scored per gameleague avg 1.521.45
1.3Conceded per game1.2
#3Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
St. Louis CityHouston Dynamo
- Yellow Card · St. Louis City · Tomas Totland90+7'
- 90+2'Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Duane Holmes · InOut: Lawrence Ennali
- Substitution · St. Louis City · Miguel Perez · InOut: Simon Becher90+2'
- 87'Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Franco Negri · InOut: Agustín Bouzat
- Goal · St. Louis City · Dante Polvara2-185'
- 81'Yellow Card · Houston Dynamo · Lucas Halter
- 75'Goal · Houston Dynamo · Ibrahim Aliyu1-1
- Substitution · St. Louis City · Palmer Ault · InOut: Sang-bin Jeong72'
- Substitution · St. Louis City · Lukas MacNaughton · InOut: Alexandru Mățan72'
- Yellow Card · St. Louis City · Carlo Holse70'
- Yellow Card · St. Louis City · Simon Becher63'
- Substitution · St. Louis City · Carlo Holse · InOut: Tomas Ostrák62'
- 58'Yellow Card · Houston Dynamo · Mateusz Bogusz
- 58'Yellow Card · Houston Dynamo · Agustín Bouzat
- 57'Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Ibrahim Aliyu · InOut: Duncan McGuire
- 57'Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Héctor Herrera · InOut: Diadié Samassékou
- 46'Substitution · Houston Dynamo · Felipe Andrade · InOut: Marcelo Saracchi
- Yellow Card · St. Louis City · Alexandru Mățan27'
- Goal · St. Louis City · Simon Becher1-023'
Match Statistics
Match stats
St. Louis CityHouston Dynamo
47%Ball Possession53%
9Shots Total18
4Shots On Target4
1Corners5
18Fouls10
4Yellow Cards3
1Offsides4
3Saves2
434Passes480
3Shots Off Target8
61Attacks70
47Dangerous Attacks50
7Shots Inside Box10
2Shots Outside Box8
2Goals1
9Free Kicks14
2Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
17Tackles14
1Assists0
382Accurate Passes417
6Total Crosses20
2Accurate Crosses5
9Interceptions8
39Duels Won48
2Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-1-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 60(92%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 7.1 | 72' | 0 | 1 | - | 29(83%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 70(93%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 60(97%) | 3 | 3/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(86%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(86%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 10(80%) | 1 | 2/13 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(90%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.7 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(100%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
Palmer Ault MF | 6.5 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(88%) | 2 | 2/5 |
| 6.5 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(88%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 13(69%) | 3 | 4/11 | |
| 6.4 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 14(86%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | 1 | 2/2 |