Match Report
21 points for Texas United (28th), 16 for Houston FC (44th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Houston FC: only 59th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 44th. Per game in the league, Texas United were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.36, Houston FC 1.14 and 1.93, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Houston FC entered with three losses in a row.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Texas United 2, draws 1, Houston FC 2, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Texas United: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Total shots: 14-3 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 1-2