Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo result

Full-time · Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer · Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:30 BST · Allianz Field

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Minnesota United FC · Houston Dynamo · Head-to-head

Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo — Houston Dynamo won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 at Allianz Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 14 April. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Minnesota United FC out-shot Houston Dynamo 24 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.39 xG to 0.43 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Houston Dynamo led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Minnesota United FC: an own goal by A. J. Bran Flores (38’) and Franco Fragapane (70’, assisted by R. Lod); Houston Dynamo: S. Kowalczyk (77’, assisted by A. Bassi).

Discipline

F. Dujic showed five yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Minnesota United FC: Michael Boxall (55’); Houston Dynamo: A. Carrasquilla (23’), Micael (40’), S. Kowalczyk (74’) and Daniel Steres (87’).

What it changes

Minnesota United FC are winless in their last three matches.

Houston Dynamo have scored in six consecutive matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Lod (Minnesota United FC) 7.6, Artur (Houston Dynamo) 6.1 and Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Minnesota United FC next travel to Houston Dynamo on 25 October 2026.

Houston Dynamo next host Minnesota United FC on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Minnesota United FC: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer
Venue: Allianz Field · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referee: F. Dujic
Head-to-head (last 6): Minnesota United FC 5 · draws 0 · Houston Dynamo 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Minnesota United FC 2W 2D 1L · Houston Dynamo 3W 1D 1L

Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 4.14

Corners

against 5.63 / 4.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.13 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 2

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · F. Dujic

2.2 home / 1.6 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 April 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 April 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Minnesota United FC for / against	Line	Houston Dynamo for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.14 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.14 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 10.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: F. Dujic — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 25.13 fouls over 15 matches (2.2 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 1.6

Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	21.8	3.6 3/2	1 2/0	—
Caden Clark n 8	42.5	3.2 7/4	0.8 2/1	—
A. J. Bran Flores n 4	40.8	2.8 3/1	2.8 4/1	—
M. Nyeman n 7	32.9	2.7 2/1	2 2/1	—
W. Trapp n 8	86.3	1.7 7/5	0.5 3/1	—

Minnesota United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. J. Bran Flores n 4	40.8	3.9 4/2	1.1 2/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	53.4	2.7 5/4	1.7 4/2
T. Pukki n 8	74.4	2.6 7/4	2 7/3
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	21.8	2.6 3/2	2.1 2/2
E. Reynoso n 8	72.5	1.9 5/5	0.8 3/2

Minnesota United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	21.8	1 2/0	1 2/0
T. Pukki n 8	74.4	0.9 2/2	0 0/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	53.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 1/1
R. Lod n 8	78.1	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
A. J. Bran Flores n 4	40.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Minnesota United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Nyeman n 7	32.9	5.1 3/2
J. Rosales n 8	83.9	3.5 8/7
W. Trapp n 8	86.3	2.2 7/5
D. Taylor n 8	76.8	2.2 7/4
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	21.8	2.1 3/1

Minnesota United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. St.Clair n 8	92.9	2.9 6/4

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Kowalczyk n 8	64	1.8 5/3	2.1 6/4	—
Brooklyn Raines n 8	37	1.8 4/2	1.5 3/1	—
Griffin Dorsey n 8	90.5	1.6 7/4	0.9 4/2	—
I. Aliyu n 8	89.1	1.6 6/4	0.8 5/1	—
E. Sviatchenko n 8	77.5	1.5 5/2	0.9 3/2	—

Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Segal n 8	35.9	2.2 5/1	1.3 4/0
Sebastián Ferreira n 8	37.1	2.1 4/3	0.9 2/1
I. Aliyu n 8	89.1	1.8 6/3	1.1 5/2
B. Smith n 8	24.8	1.4 3/0	0.9 2/0
Griffin Dorsey n 8	90.5	1.2 7/3	0.4 3/0

Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sebastián Ferreira n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
I. Aliyu n 8	89.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Smith n 8	24.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Gabriel Segal n 8	35.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Griffin Dorsey n 8	90.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Escobar n 8	84.4	3.6 8/7
L. Blessing n 8	29.5	2.3 4/1
E. Bartlow n 8	75.3	1.8 6/4
Griffin Dorsey n 8	90.5	1.5 5/3
A. Carrasquilla n 8	89.4	1.5 6/3

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Steve Clark n 8	90.5	2.9 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Minnesota United FC		Houston Dynamo
57%	Possession	43%
2.39	Expected goals (xG)	0.43
24	Shots	6
7	Shots on target	2
11	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	2
15	Shots inside the box	2
7	Corners	5
0	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
446	Passes	337
81%	Pass accuracy	72%

Minnesota United FC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. St.Clair	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Michael Boxall	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Hugo Bachrach	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
D. Padelford	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Jeong Sang-Bin	90	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	7
R. Lod	90	0	1	2	0	1	4	0	7.3
D. Taylor	85	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7
W. Trapp	81	0	0	4	2	1	3	0	6.9
B. Hlongwane	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
T. Pukki	65	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.3
A. J. Bran Flores	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Hassani Dotson sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Franco Fragapane sub	25	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.7
T. Oluwaseyi sub	25	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	6.7
Caden Clark sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Adebayo-Smith sub	9	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2

Houston Dynamo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Steve Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Griffin Dorsey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Bartlow	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
Daniel Steres	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
A. Carrasquilla	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	Y	6.9
Artur	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7
I. Aliyu	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. Kowalczyk	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	Y	7.2
A. Bassi	85	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7.3
L. Blessing	71	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Sviatchenko	34	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Micael sub	56	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.7
B. Smith sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Brooklyn Raines sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Minnesota United FCDWWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Houston DynamoDWWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Minnesota United FC 5 · 0 draws · Houston Dynamo 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC
2023-05-24 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Minnesota United FC
2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo
2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo
2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC
2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Minnesota United FC#6 pos52 pts34 pl+9 GD

Houston Dynamo#5 pos54 pts34 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Minnesota United FC scored1.71

Houston Dynamo scored1.38

Minnesota United FC conceded1.44

Houston Dynamo conceded1.15

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo?: In their last 6 meetings, Minnesota United FC won 5, Houston Dynamo won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo?: Recent form — Minnesota United FC 2W 2D 1L; Houston Dynamo 3W 1D 1L.

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