Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2024

Houston DynamoWestern Conference · 2.

20 OCT

2:1

LA GalaxyWestern Conference · 8.

Goals

Goal44'

· Shot 1-0

GOAL

Penalty90'

Gabriel Pec 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Daniel Steres (assist: Griffin Dorsey) · Header 2-0

Expected goals (xG)

Houston DynamoxGLA Galaxy

1.662.66

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TV stations

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Venue

Shell Energy StadiumHouston · 22,039 seats

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Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeRosendo Mendoza
1st AssistantBrooke Mayo
2nd AssistantBen Pilgrim
4th OfficialTimothy Ford

Pressure index

Houston DynamoLA Galaxy

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card10'

Amine Bassi

Goal44'

· Shot 1-0

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Brooklyn Raines · Out: Héctor Herrera

PLAYER

VAR49'

Joseph Paintsil

PLAYER

Yellow card55'

Joseph Paintsil

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Gastón Brugman · Out: Marco Reus

OUT

Substitution69'

In: John Nelson · Out: Julián Aude

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Latif Blessing · Out: Ibrahim Aliyu

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Diego Fagúndez · Out: Dejan Joveljić

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Sebastian Kowalczyk · Out: Ezequiel Ponce

OUT

Substitution89'

In: McKinze Gaines · Out: Amine Bassi

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Isaiah Parente · Out: Edwin Cerrillo

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Jalen Neal · Out: Carlos Garcés

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Brooklyn Raines

GOAL

Penalty90'

Gabriel Pec 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Daniel Steres (assist: Griffin Dorsey) · Header 2-0

Ball positions

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Commentary

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And there you have it. The match concludes - Houston Dynamo FC triumphs with 2, while LA Galaxy trails with 1.
90+12′The second half concludes with Houston Dynamo FC leading 2-1 against LA Galaxy.
90+11′Score! Houston Dynamo FC leads 2-1 against LA Galaxy. Daniel Steres of Houston Dynamo FC has made a headshot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the top left corner of the goal. Griffin Dorsey assisted the goal with a cross.
90+8′Missed chance. Adalberto Carrasquilla - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
90+6′Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec - LA Galaxy - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the centre of the goal.
90+6′Brooklyn Raines - Houston Dynamo FC - receive yellow card.
90+4′VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
90+2′Penalty conceded by Artur - Houston Dynamo FC - after a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
90+2′Penalty LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
90+1′Corner - LA Galaxy. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
90+1′Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90′Delay in match - Houston Dynamo FC
89′Substitution - LA Galaxy. Jalen Neal for Carlos Garcés.
89′Substitution - LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente for Edwin Cerrillo.
88′Substitution - Houston Dynamo FC. McKinze Gaines for Amine Bassi.
88′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88′Delay in match - injury Brooklyn Raines - Houston Dynamo FC
84′Sebastian Kowalczyk - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick in defence.
84′Fouled by Maya Yoshida - LA Galaxy
83′Sebastian Kowalczyk - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick in attack.
83′Fouled by Gastón Brugman - LA Galaxy
82′Substitution - LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez for Dejan Joveljic.
82′Substitution - Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk for Ezequiel Ponce.
81′New attacking attempt. Joseph Paintsil - LA Galaxy - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner.
78′Shot blocked. Latif Blessing - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
77′Corner - Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
77′Shot blocked. Artur - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Amine Bassi.
77′Corner - Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
77′New attacking attempt. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - header inside of six yard box - left side is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Amine Bassi with a cross.
75′Missed chance. Dejan Joveljic - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - John Nelson.
73′Missed chance. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Daniel Steres with a head after corner.
73′Corner - Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
72′Corner - Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
72′New attacking attempt. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Artur.
71′Corner - Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
71′Attempt thwarted. Daniel Steres of Houston Dynamo FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it's blocked.Penalty
70′Fouled by John Nelson - LA Galaxy
70′Adalberto Carrasquilla - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick in defence.
69′Substitution - LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman for Marco Reus.
69′Substitution - LA Galaxy. John Nelson for Julián Aude.
69′Substitution - Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing for Ibrahim Aliyu.
68′Missed chance. Gabriel Pec - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Riqui Puig.
67′Corner - LA Galaxy. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
67′Shot blocked. Dejan Joveljic - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
63′Corner - LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brooklyn Raines.
63′Attempt thwarted. Dejan Joveljic of LA Galaxy's left-footed strike from a short distance is intercepted.
63′Marco Reus of LA Galaxy attempts a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it's thwarted.
61′Another offensive effort is underway. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy takes a shot with his left foot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was made by Joseph Paintsil.
60′Corner kick awarded to Houston Dynamo FC, forced by Miki Yamane's defense.
58′Edwin Cerrillo commits a foul - LA Galaxy.
58′Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
56′Miki Yamane of LA Galaxy has successfully secured a free kick on the right flank.
56′Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo FC has committed a foul.
55′Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy has been handed a yellow card.
51′VAR Ruling: Goal Disallowed. Houston Dynamo FC leads 1-0 against LA Galaxy.
49′VAR DISALLOWS GOAL: Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy finds the net, but the goal is nullified following a VAR examination.
49′Fouled by Maya Yoshida - LA Galaxy
49′Ezequiel Ponce - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick in defence.
46′Another offensive effort. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's caught in the upper middle of the net. The assist came from Dejan Joveljic.
45′Player switch - Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines is coming on to replace Héctor Herrera.
45′The second half commences with Houston Dynamo FC leading LA Galaxy with a score of 1-0.
45+3′The first half concludes with Houston Dynamo FC leading LA Galaxy by 1-0.
45+3′The referee's assistant has declared an additional 2 minutes of stoppage time.
45+3′Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, forced by Griffin Dorsey's defensive play.
44′Score! Houston Dynamo FC leads 1-0 against LA Galaxy. Ezequiel Ponce of Houston Dynamo FC strikes with his right foot from a short distance, sending the ball into the right corner of the goal. The assist was by Daniel Steres.
43′Missed chance. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left .
43′Héctor Herrera of Houston Dynamo FC has earned a free kick on the right flank.
43′Edwin Cerrillo commits a foul - LA Galaxy.
41′Attempt thwarted. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy's left-footed strike from beyond the box is obstructed. The assist was provided by Miki Yamane.
39′Missed chance. Riqui Puig - LA Galaxy - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Dejan Joveljic following a fast break.
37′New attacking attempt. Adalberto Carrasquilla - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Griffin Dorsey.
34′Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
34′Micael commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.
33′Corner kick awarded to Houston Dynamo FC, forced by Julián Aude.
31′Missed chance. Riqui Puig - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Dejan Joveljic following a fast break.
29′Offside call - Houston Dynamo FC. Ezequiel Ponce has been flagged offside.
27′Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo FC attempts a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's thwarted. The assist was by Amine Bassi.
26′Dejan Joveljic of LA Galaxy commits a foul.
26′Erik Sviatchenko of Houston Dynamo FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
26′Attempt thwarted. Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy takes a right-footed shot from the box's left side, but it's stopped. The assist was by Gabriel Pec.
24′Opportunity squandered. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box after a quick counterattack. It's a near miss but doesn't hit the target.
24′New attacking attempt. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Héctor Herrera with a cross.
23′Corner kick awarded to Houston Dynamo FC, forced by Joseph Paintsil's defensive action.
19′Miki Yamane of LA Galaxy has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
19′Ezequiel Ponce commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.
18′Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, thanks to Steve Clark's defense.
18′New attacking attempt. Joseph Paintsil - LA Galaxy - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Riqui Puig.
16′Griffin Dorsey - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick on the right wing.
16′Fouled by Joseph Paintsil - LA Galaxy
16′Shot blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assist - Amine Bassi.
13′Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
13′Griffin Dorsey of Houston Dynamo FC commits a foul.
11′Marco Reus of LA Galaxy has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
11′Daniel Steres commits a foul - representing Houston Dynamo FC.
9′Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.
9′Héctor Herrera of Houston Dynamo FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
9′Fouled by Edwin Cerrillo - LA Galaxy
6′Missed chance. Ezequiel Ponce - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
4′Marco Reus of LA Galaxy has been awarded a defensive free kick.
4′Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo FC has committed a foul.
2′Julián Aude of LA Galaxy won a free kick on the left wing.
2′Artur commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.
2′Julián Aude of LA Galaxy has secured a free kick on the left flank.
2′Adalberto Carrasquilla commits a foul - representing Houston Dynamo FC.
1′Riqui Puig of LA Galaxy has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
1′Ezequiel Ponce commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.
1′Joseph Paintsil of LA Galaxy has earned a free kick on the left flank.
1′Griffin Dorsey of Houston Dynamo FC has committed a foul.
The initial half of the game commences..

Match statistics

HOULAG

Possession and passing

53%Possession47%

89%Pass accuracy90%

516Passes480

456Successful Passes430

74Ball Safe91

42Long Passes48

4 more

55%Long-pass accuracy60%

4Substitutions5

23Successful Long Passes29

5Throw-ins17

Attack

2Goals1

15Shots Total15

7Shots On Target7

1Big Chances Created5

9Corners5

55Dangerous Attacks38

15 more

9Accurate Crosses0

85Attacks98

0Big Chances Missed4

12Dribble Attempts13

42Duels Won34

9Goal Attempts12

1Offsides0

0Penalties1

4Shots Blocked3

11Shots inside the box10

4Shots Off Target5

4Shots outside the box5

50%Successful dribbles38%

6Successful Dribbles5

25Total Crosses8

Defence and discipline

4Saves4

16Tackles13

3Interceptions8

11Fouls9

2Yellow cards1

9Free Kicks11

1 more

9Goal Kicks8

Other

10Successful Headers4

2Assists0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

R. MendozaPer-match averages this season · 21 matches · career: 134

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.52	2.24	2.29	4.55
Red cards	0.19	0.10	0.10	0.10
Second yellows	0.05	0.00	0.05	0.13
Penalties	0.52	0.38	0.14	0.31

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Houston DynamoxGLA Galaxy

1.662.66

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.001.59

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.661.87

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.781.87

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.880.79

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.330.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.871.96

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

2.661.66

Starting XI

LA GalaxyFormation: 4-3-3

Greg Vanney

Houston DynamoFormation: 4-2-3-1

Ben Olsen

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Houston Dynamo — bench

Ethan BartlowDefender5

Daniel SteresDefender9.0 6

ArturMidfielder · €291K (2022)6.9 8

Amine BassiMidfielder7.6 10

Ezequiel PonceAttacker · €9M (2024)7.1 11

Sebastián FerreiraAttacker · €3.9M (2022)12

Steve ClarkGoalkeeper7.2 13

Andrew TarbellGoalkeeper · €68K (2020)14

McKinze GainesAttacker · €70K (2024)6.2 15

Latif BlessingMidfielder · €253K (2024)6.5 16

Héctor HerreraMidfielder · €11M (2013)7.4 18

Ibrahim AliyuMidfielder · €217K (2026)6.8 20

Adalberto CarrasquillaMidfielder · €3.4M (2025)6.8 22

Tate SchmittDefender24

Júnior MorenoDefender · €227K (2022)25

Griffin DorseyDefender · €500K (2026)7.1 27

Sebastian KowalczykMidfielder · €500K (2023)6.6 28

Erik SviatchenkoDefender · €1.3M (2023)8.3 31

MicaelDefender · €4.8M (2025)6.6 35

Brooklyn RainesMidfielder · €1.4M (2025)7.2

LA Galaxy — bench

Player statistics

Houston Dynamo starters then subs, by rating

Daniel Steres#5 · Defender · 90′9.0

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.21
xGoT: 0.75

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 48/58
Pass accuracy: 84%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 7
Long balls (won/total): 3/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 67
Duels (won/total): 3/6
Aerials won: 1
Possession lost: 10
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 2
Blocked shots: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Nelson Quiñónes🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	4 Sept 2025
Exon Arzú🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	12 Feb 2025
Lawrence Ennali🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 May 2025
Franco Escobar🟥 suspended · Indirect Card Suspension	suspended · Indirect Card Suspension	21 Oct 2024

Player	Reason	Back
Martín Cáceres🩹 injury · Achilles tendon problems	injury · Achilles tendon problems	1 Jan 2025
Mark Delgado🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	21 Oct 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Houston Dynamo	2.1546.51%	2.0748.31%
Draw	3.8026.32%	3.8026.32%
LA Galaxy	3.1032.26%	3.1531.75%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Houston Dynamo or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3574.07%
Houston Dynamo or LA Galaxy	1.2580%	1.2679.37%
Draw or LA Galaxy	1.6660.02%	1.7258.14%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1090.91%
0–1 goals	–	6.7514.81%
3+ goals	1.4071.43%	1.4071.43%
0–2 goals	2.8734.78%	2.9533.9%
4+ goals	–	2.0449.02%
0–3 goals	–	1.7756.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Houston Dynamo	2.6038.46%	2.4540.82%
Draw	2.6038.46%	2.5539.22%
LA Galaxy	3.2530.77%	3.2031.25%

Outcome	bet365
HOU → HOU	3.4029.41%
HOU → X	13.007.69%
HOU → LAG	23.004.35%
X → HOU	6.0016.67%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → LAG	7.5013.33%
LAG → HOU	19.005.26%
LAG → X	13.007.69%
LAG → LAG	4.7521.05%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	49
1	Nashville SC	26	57
2	New England	26	46
2	Houston Dynamo	26	44
3	Inter Miami	26	46
3	St. Louis City	26	44
4	Charlotte	26	43
4	Dallas	26	44
5	Chicago Fire	25	39
5	SJ Earthquakes	26	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	41
6	Philadelphia Union	26	36
7	Orlando City	26	34
7	Colorado Rapids	26	36
8	New York RB	26	33
8	LA Galaxy	27	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	32
9	Cincinnati	25	33
10	Seattle Sounders	25	32
10	New York City	26	32
11	San Diego	26	31
11	DC United	25	29
12	Austin	26	30
12	Toronto	26	29
13	Real Salt Lake	26	29
13	Columbus Crew	26	26
14	Atlanta United	26	26
14	Minnesota United	26	29
15	Sporting KC	25	18
15	CF Montréal	26	21

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.3673.37%	1.3673.53%
No	3.0033.33%	2.8035.71%