United States - MLSShell Energy StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Austin: match statistics

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Houston Dynamo vs Austin: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Houston Dynamo play Austin in MLS (United States). The match date is 26 July 2026 at 02:30. Venue: Shell Energy Stadium.

Current form

Houston Dynamo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Austin: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Houston Dynamo scores 1.36 and concedes 1.64 goals per match. Austin scores 1.27 and concedes 2.07. League average: 3.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Houston Dynamo 43%, Austin 60%. Over 2.5: Houston Dynamo 43%, Austin 73%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Houston Dynamo has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.21. Houston Dynamo: 13.1 shots per match, Austin: 10.5.

Match halves

Houston Dynamo: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.86. Austin: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Houston Dynamo: 31-45+ (5 goals). Austin: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.31 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.57)
(4.47)
(5.87)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Houston DynamoAustin
1.36Goals scored / match1.27
Houston DynamoAustin
1.64Goals conceded / match2.07
Houston DynamoAustin
43%Average possession47%
Houston DynamoAustin
4.86Shots on target / match3.87
Houston DynamoAustin

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.14Shots per match10.53
Houston DynamoAustin
4.86Shots on target3.87
Houston DynamoAustin
10.3%Shot conversion12%
Houston DynamoAustin
43%Possession47%
Houston DynamoAustin
1.46xG for1.21
Houston DynamoAustin
1.53xG against2.03
Houston DynamoAustin

Shooting quality

Houston Dynamo: BalancedAustin: Counter-attacking
Houston DynamoAustin
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.33

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Houston Dynamo is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Houston Dynamo · 0.8 pts / match - Austin

Houston Dynamo
WWLWD
Season result split
50% W7% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-1-6
1.57 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Austin
WDLLL
Season result split
20% W33% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-7
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.98BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow 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.

Houston Dynamo is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - Houston Dynamo · 1.27 goals / match - Austin

Houston Dynamo is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.64 goals / match - Houston Dynamo · 2.07 goals / match - Austin

Houston Dynamo scoring profile: strong

Houston Dynamo scores in 71% of matches (10 of 14 matches), while Austin keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

Austin scoring profile: very strong

Austin scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Houston Dynamo keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

19Goals scored (season)19
Houston DynamoAustin
23Goals conceded (season)31
Houston DynamoAustin
3Average goals in match3.33
Houston DynamoAustin
7Goals scored (last 5)5
Houston DynamoAustin
5Goals conceded (last 5)12
Houston DynamoAustin

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal80%
Houston DynamoAustin
36%2 goals40%
Houston DynamoAustin
21%3 goals7%
Houston DynamoAustin
7%4 goals0%
Houston DynamoAustin

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal73%
Houston DynamoAustin
43%2 goals73%
Houston DynamoAustin
21%3 goals33%
Houston DynamoAustin
14%4 goals13%
Houston DynamoAustin

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time27%
Houston DynamoAustin
0%BTTS in both halves13%
Houston DynamoAustin
7%Scored in both halves27%
Houston DynamoAustin

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Houston DynamoAustin
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Houston DynamoAustin
40%BTTS - last 540%
Houston DynamoAustin

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Houston DynamoAustin
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Houston DynamoAustin
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Houston DynamoAustin

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Houston DynamoAustin
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time73%
Houston DynamoAustin
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Houston DynamoAustin

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Austin is 29% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Houston Dynamo · 1.47 pts / match - Austin

Houston Dynamo - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing
Austin - half-time state
33% leading47% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.47
Houston DynamoAustin
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Houston DynamoAustin
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Houston DynamoAustin
1.21Average goals (1st half)1.2
Houston DynamoAustin
50%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Houston DynamoAustin
71%No goal before half-time40%
Houston DynamoAustin

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)0.73
Houston DynamoAustin
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Houston DynamoAustin
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)1.53
Houston DynamoAustin
1.79Average goals (2nd half)2.13
Houston DynamoAustin
57%Clean sheet after half-time27%
Houston DynamoAustin
50%No goal after half-time53%
Houston DynamoAustin

Houston Dynamo - second-half results

43% W21% R36% P
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding238%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Austin - second-half results

13% W33% R53% P
22
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding61%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Houston Dynamo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Austin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.8
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Houston Dynamo
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
5
4
31-45
2
5
46-60
5
2
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Austin
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
3
31-45
1
4
46-60
1
3
61-75
7
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Houston Dynamo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Austin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Houston DynamoLigaAustin
Average goals in match 3.003.31 3.33
Both teams scored 43%61% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%63% 73%
Clean sheets 29%22% 27%
Goal before half-time 57%77% 80%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 87%

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

3.31
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.92
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 0 - 0 - 1 Austin. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Houston Dynamo and Austin play?

Houston Dynamo face Austin on 26 July 2026 in MLS at Shell Energy Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Houston Dynamo score 1.36 goals per game on average and Austin 1.27. The MLS average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Houston Dynamo's matches and 60% of Austin's.

What form are Houston Dynamo and Austin in?

Over the last 5 games Houston Dynamo have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Austin 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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