Charlotte has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Houston Dynamo has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Charlotte scores 1.82 goals per game and allows 1.45. Houston Dynamo scores 1.36 and allows 1.18. Games in this league average 3.20 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Charlotte's games and 36% of Houston Dynamo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 68% and 36%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Houston Dynamo has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.40 per game. Charlotte takes 11.6 shots per game, while Houston Dynamo takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Charlotte leads at halftime in 41% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Houston Dynamo leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

Charlotte's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). For Houston Dynamo, it is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.20 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.28)

(3.60)

(2.75)

-Double chance 1X

-Double chance X2

-BTTS Yes odds

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.59Points per game1.77

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.82Goals scored / game1.36

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.45Goals allowed / game1.18

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.4xG for1.43

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

47%Average possession46%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

5.05Shots on target / game4.5

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

18%Clean sheets45%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

68%Both teams scored36%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.64Shots per game13.05

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

5.05Shots on target4.5

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

15.6%Shot conversion10.5%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

47%Possession46%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.4xG for1.43

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.64xG against1.43

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Shooting quality

Charlotte: Counter-attackingHouston Dynamo: Balanced

	Charlotte	Houston Dynamo
Accuracy (shots on target)	43%	34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.12	0.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.36	0.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Charlotte

LWDWW

Season result split

45% W23% R32% P

Season (W-D-L)

10-5-7

1.59 pts / game · goal difference +8

Last 5 (W-D-L)

3-1-1

2.00 pts / game

Record at home (W-D-L)

7-3-2

Last 5 at home

4-1-0

WWDWW

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Houston Dynamo

WWWLD

Season result split

55% W14% R32% P

Season (W-D-L)

12-3-7

1.77 pts / game · goal difference +4

Last 5 (W-D-L)

3-1-1

2.00 pts / game

Record away (W-D-L)

5-1-5

Last 5 away

3-1-1

DWWWL

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Charlotte is 34% better for: goals scored per game.

1.82 goals / game - Charlotte · 1.36 goals / game - Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo is 23% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.45 goals / game - Charlotte · 1.18 goals / game - Houston Dynamo

Charlotte scoring profile: strong

Charlotte scores in 82% of games (18 of 22 meczów), while Houston Dynamo keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 meczów).

Houston Dynamo scoring profile: very strong

Houston Dynamo scores in 77% of games (17 of 22 meczów), while Charlotte keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

40Goals scored (season)30

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

32Goals conceded (season)26

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

3.27Average goals per game2.55

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

12Goals scored (last 5)5

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

7Goals conceded (last 5)2

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Charlotte

18%

Clean sheets4 of 22 meczów

18%

No goal4 of 22 meczów

Houston Dynamo

45%

Clean sheets10 of 22 meczów

23%

No goal5 of 22 meczów

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal77%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

59%2 goals36%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

27%3 goals18%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

5%4 goals5%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal55%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

36%2 goals32%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

18%3 goals14%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

9%4 goals9%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

68%

Charlotte - BTTS15 of 22 meczów

36%

Houston Dynamo - BTTS8 of 22 meczów

63%

League average

Goal patterns

32%BTTS at half-time14%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

9%BTTS in both halves0%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

36%Scored in both halves9%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

BTTS and goal count

64%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

80%BTTS - last 520%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

95%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)95%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

82%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)64%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

68%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)36%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

45%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)18%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

18%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)18%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Over / Under - Charlotte

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 95%Under 5%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 82%Under 18%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 68%Under 32%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 45%Under 55%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 18%Under 82%

Over / Under - Houston Dynamo

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 95%Under 5%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 64%Under 36%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 36%Under 64%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 18%Under 82%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 18%Under 82%

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

50%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

23%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

55%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

27%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Charlotte is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.59 pts / game - Charlotte · 1.5 pts / game - Houston Dynamo

Charlotte - half-time state

41% leading36% draw23% trailing

Houston Dynamo - half-time state

36% leading41% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.59Points per game (1st half)1.5

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.64

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.5

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.5Average goals (1st half)1.14

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

50%Clean sheet before half-time64%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

41%No goal before half-time59%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.45Points per game (2nd half)1.45

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1Goals scored (2nd half)0.73

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

0.77Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

1.77Average goals (2nd half)1.41

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

45%Clean sheet after half-time64%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

41%No goal after half-time55%

CharlotteHouston Dynamo

Charlotte - second-half results

36% W36% R27% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.59

PPG before half-time

Lead holding110%

Leads at halftime in 41% of games and wins 45%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Houston Dynamo - second-half results

36% W36% R27% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.50

PPG before half-time

Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Charlotte - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	2.20	1.80
Goals scored / game	1.2	1.2
Goals allowed / game	0.6	0.8
Average goals per game	1.8	2.0
1 goal	80%	100%
2 goals	60%	40%
3 goals	40%	40%
Clean sheet	40%	40%
No goal	20%	20%
Goal difference	+3	+2

Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing

2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6

Houston Dynamo - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	2.00	1.40
Goals scored / game	0.6	0.4
Goals allowed / game	0.2	0.2
Average goals per game	0.8	0.6
1 goal	80%	40%
2 goals	0%	20%
3 goals	0%	0%
Clean sheet	80%	80%
No goal	40%	60%
Goal difference	+2	+1

Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing

2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Charlotte

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Houston Dynamo

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.91

Estimated goals

attack vs. opponent defense

1.5 : 1.4

Estimated goal split

home : away

91%

Pace vs league

100% = league average

52%

Both teams scored (BTTS)

average from both teams' seasons

-100%

Derby effect

H2H goals vs typical matches

63%

BTTS estimate

from both teams' scoring frequency

0:0 risk

about 1 in 25 matches

0-1

Most common goal range

attack vs. defense for both teams

Charlotte

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

-0.24

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.61

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-5.2 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

+0.42

Defensive efficiency

Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.

+0.19

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

99%

Defense vs. league

Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.

106%

Form trend

Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.

+0.41

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.2

Late goals

20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.

20%

Houston Dynamo

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

0.00

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.18

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

+1.3 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

-0.07

Defensive efficiency

Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.

+0.25

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

99%

Defense vs. league

Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.

64%

Form trend

Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.

+0.23

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.1

Late goals

17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.

17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

	Charlotte	Liga	Houston Dynamo
Average goals per game	• 3.27	3.20	▼ 2.55
Both teams scored	▲ 68%	63%	▼ 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)	▲ 68%	62%	▼ 36%
Clean sheets	▼ 18%	21%	▲ 45%
Goal before half-time	• 77%	77%	▼ 64%
Goal after half-time	▼ 77%	81%	▼ 68%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.20

Average goals per game

63%

Both teams scored

62%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

21%

Clean sheets

1.83

Home goals / game

1.37

Away goals / game

+34%

Home attack advantage

+25%

Home defensive advantage

+18%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

77%

1 goal

44%

2 goals

19%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

81%

1 goal

51%

2 goals

23%

3 goals

10%

4 goals

FAQ

When do Charlotte and Houston Dynamo play?

Charlotte face Houston Dynamo on September 5, 2026 in MLS. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Charlotte vs Houston Dynamo?

Charlotte score 1.82 goals per game on average and Houston Dynamo 1.36. The MLS average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Charlotte's matches and 36% of Houston Dynamo's.

What form are Charlotte and Houston Dynamo in?

Over the last 5 games Charlotte have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Houston Dynamo 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Charlotte vs Houston Dynamo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Charlotte vs Houston Dynamo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.