MLS 2025 · 31 Aug 2025

St.Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made St.Louis City favourites at 46%.

Houston Dynamo won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ezequiel Ponce, 48.7 in 87′.

Well above their usual level: Ezequiel Ponce +8.1.

Well below it: Eduard Löwen −11.8, Roman Bürki −9.6, João Klauss −8.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christopher Durkin Midfielder	10	0	1	–	78.6	–
Fallou Fall Defender	31	0	0	0.02	57.2	–
Simon Becher Forward	21	0	1	–	47.2	–
Mykhi Joyner Midfielder	31	1	0	0.45	44.7	–
Timo Baumgartl Defender	59	0	0	–	44.2	+4.8
Marcel Hartel Forward	90	0	0	–	43.9	−3.7
Jeong Sang-bin Forward	80	0	0	0.06	43.5	+1.9
Celio Pompeu Midfielder	10	0	0	–	43.2	–
Tomáš Ostrák Midfielder	59	0	0	0.15	39.1	−2.6
Henry Kessler Defender	90	0	0	0.02	38.4	–
Alfredo Morales Midfielder	80	0	0	0.04	38.3	–
Roman Bürki Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	37.7	−9.6
João Klauss Forward	90	0	0	0.80	36.7	−8.6
Conrad Wallem Midfielder	69	0	0	–	36.2	−7.0
Eduard Löwen Midfielder	90	1	0	0.06	34.3	−11.8
Devin Padelford Defender	90	0	0	–	26.3	−7.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Duane Holmes Midfielder	21	1	0	0.50	79.3	–
Ezequiel Ponce Forward	87	1	0	0.52	48.7	+8.1
Ondrej Lingr Forward	90	0	1	–	44.5	+2.8
Erik Sviatchenko Defender	75	0	0	–	44.3	–
Artur Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	43.5	+1.5
Antônio Carlos Defender	90	0	0	–	43.2	−4.6
Brooklyn Raines Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.7	−2.8
Jack McGlynn Midfielder	87	0	1	0.09	41.4	−7.1
Jonathan Bond Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	41.1	−3.8
Felipe Andrade Defender	90	0	0	–	39.9	−2.8
Gabriel Segal Forward	12	0	0	–	37.5	–
Griffin Dorsey Defender	90	0	0	–	35.5	−5.3
Lawrence Ennali Midfielder	69	0	0	0.12	34.3	−4.7
Obafemi Awodesu Defender	15	0	0	–	32.7	–
Franco Escobar Defender	12	0	0	–	4.3	–