Match Report
34 points for St. Louis City (6th), 39 for Houston Dynamo (2nd): a 5-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.36 for St. Louis City and 1.36/1.18 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. 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