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St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo – Lineups & Match Details

St. Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2-1. Goals: S. Becher (23'), A. Ibrahim (75'), D. Polvara (85'). St. Louis City had 47% possession against Houston Dynamo's 53%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 21

Sunday, 23 August 2026

St. Louis CitySt. Louis City

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo

Referee: A. Da Silva

Lineups

St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3-4-3
R. Burki1R. BurkiG
J. Orozco99J. OrozcoD
T. Baumgartl32T. BaumgartlD
D. Polvara21D. PolvaraD
C. Wallem6C. WallemM
D. Edelman24D. EdelmanM
A. Matan23A. MatanM
T. Totland14T. TotlandM
S. Jeong77S. JeongF
S. Becher11S. BecherF
T. Ostrak7T. OstrakF

Substitutes

39B. LundtG
5L. MacNaughtonD
20Rafael SantosD
4M. MbackeD
28M. PerezM
19C. HolseF
91Z. Zengue
29P. AultM
48R. Lynch
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo4-2-3-1
J. Bond31J. BondG
L. Ennali11L. EnnaliD
A. Resch34A. ReschD
Lucas Halter5Lucas HalterD
M. Saracchi4M. SaracchiD
Artur6ArturM
D. Samassekou18D. SamassekouM
J. McGlynn8J. McGlynnM
A. Bouzat30A. BouzatM
M. Bogusz19M. BoguszM
D. McGuire23D. McGuireF

Substitutes

26B. GillinghamG
28E. SviatchenkoD
36Felipe AndradeD
3Antonio CarlosD
21F. NegriD
16H. HerreraM
14D. HolmesM
20GuilhermeF
24I. AliyuF

Match Events

23'G

S. Becher

Assist: A. Mățan

27'Y

A. Mățan

46'S

M. Saracchi

Substitution 1

57'S

D. Samassékou

Substitution 2

57'S

D. McGuire

Substitution 3

58'Y

M. Bogusz

58'Y

A. Bouzat

62'S

T. Ostrák

Substitution 1

63'Y

S. Becher

70'Y

C. Holse

72'S

Jeong Sang-Bin

Substitution 2

72'S

A. Mățan

Substitution 3

75'G

A. Ibrahim

81'Y

Lucas Halter

85'G

D. Polvara

87'S

A. Bouzat

Substitution 4

90'+2S

S. Becher

Substitution 4

90'+2S

L. Ennali

Substitution 5

90'+8Y

T. Totland

Statistics

St. Louis City
47%53%
Houston Dynamo
1.2Expected Goals (xG)1.16
9Total Shots18
4Shots on Target4
1Corners5
18Fouls10
1Offsides4
89Pass Accuracy (%)87
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

St. Louis City host Houston Dynamo on Sunday, 23 August 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. St. Louis City go into the match 2nd in the table; Houston Dynamo sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

St. Louis City have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Houston Dynamo have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: St. Louis City 2-3 Houston Dynamo; 29 Jun 2025: St. Louis City 0-1 Houston Dynamo; 6 Oct 2024: St. Louis City 3-0 Houston Dynamo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

St. Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2-1. St. Louis City scored through S. Becher 23', D. Polvara 85'. Houston Dynamo replied with A. Ibrahim 75'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

St. Louis City held 47% of the ball against 53% for Houston Dynamo. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 1.20 for St. Louis City, 1.16 for Houston Dynamo.

Verdict

The win nudges St. Louis City forward and leaves Houston Dynamo with work to do. St. Louis City sat 2nd and Houston Dynamo 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.