Houston Dynamo 1-0 LA Galaxy: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston · referee R. Fierro · full time
Full time: Houston Dynamo 1-0 LA Galaxy
Houston Dynamo 1-0 LA Galaxy: Houston Dynamo took the points in MLS on Sunday 16 August 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium. The goals: Guilherme 21'.
How Houston Dynamo won it
Guilherme put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 21st minute from the penalty spot.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
Carlos Garcés of LA Galaxy was sent off in the 58th minute. Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo was sent off in the 90th minute (+11) for a second yellow card. The referee, R. Fierro, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Houston Dynamo and 1 to LA Galaxy.
Houston Dynamo: B. Olsen, 4-1-4-1 · LA Galaxy: G. Vanney, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.01 for Houston Dynamo and 1.32 for LA Galaxy.
LA Galaxy left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Houston Dynamo had 2 shots on target, LA Galaxy 0.
Houston Dynamo had 61% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Houston Dynamo came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.12 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
LA Galaxy came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.49 expected goals for and 2.08 against, and had won 32% of their matches.
Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy: the match in numbers
| Houston Dynamo | Match statistics | LA Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Ball possession | 39% |
| 1.01 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.32 |
| 9 | Total shots | 9 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 551 | Total passes | 344 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Agustin Resch (Houston Dynamo), rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.
Houston Dynamo
- Agustin Resch 7.4
- Lawrence Ennali 7.4
- Guilherme 7.3 1 goal
- Jack McGlynn 7.2
- Héctor Herrera 7.1
LA Galaxy
- Justin Haak 7.0
- Maya Yoshida 6.9
- Joseph Paintsil 6.8
- Jakob Glesnes 6.8
- Elijah Wynder 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was John Nelson at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Houston Dynamo: Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- LA Galaxy: Los Angeles FC vs LA Galaxy Monday 26 October 2026 · MLS
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy
What was the score in Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy?
Houston Dynamo 1-0 LA Galaxy (half-time 1-0), MLS, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy?
Guilherme 21'.
Did Moneyball predict Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy?
Agustin Resch, rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy?
R. Fierro.
Every match, before and after
Moneyball Odds writes a preview with its estimate before every match of Europe's top five leagues and the European cups, then marks it against the result, hits and misses alike.
Moneyball Odds is a statistical analysis site, not a bookmaker. No model predicts football reliably. For readers aged 18 and over.