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Houston Dynamo

1–0

xG 0.59–0.67

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Los Angeles FC

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Sat 5 Apr, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. HOU leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. HOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 54% of HOU's xG.

HOULAF
0.27Open play0.54
0.32Set play0.14
0.13Corners0.02
Shot profileFact
HOU were shooting from poor areas, 11 shots without a big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 11–10.

HOULAF

Shots

11 – 10

xG / shot

0.05 – 0.07

On target

3 – 2

Inside box

7 – 5

Outside box

4 – 5

Blocked

3 – 2

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

0 – 2

Big missed

0 – 2

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
HOU scored first.
xAnalysis

It was the only goal, in the 57'.

First half

  • 16'Yellow, Ezequiel Ponce.
  • 24'Yellow, Jack McGlynn  (Foul).
  • 30'Yellow, David Martínez (Foul).

Second half

  • 57'Jack McGlynn  scores (left foot shot, Griffin Dorsey).
  • 61'Yellow, Adam Saldaña (Foul).
  • 69'Nathan Ordaz on, Olivier Giroud off.
  • 69'Sergi Palencia on, Marlon off.
  • 69'Timothy Tillman on, Odin Holm off.
  • 69'Cengiz Ünder on, David Martínez off.
  • 74'Yellow, Eddie Segura (Foul).
  • 75'Yellow, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Argument).
  • 79'Mark Delgado on, Yaw Yeboah off.
  • 81'Ibrahim Aliyu on, Sebastian Kowalczyk off.
  • 87'Nicolás Lodeiro on, Amine Bassi off.
  • 90+4'Ethan Bartlow on, Jack McGlynn  off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
LAF went front three.
xAnalysis

HOU kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

HOU · 4-2-3-1LAF · 4-3-3

2681021242526272830145920293043809199EscobarArturBassiPonceMcGlynnAwodesuDorseyGillinghamKowalczykSviatchenkoUrsoLlorisSeguraMarlonGiroudYeboahSmolyakovMartínezSaldañaHolmTafariBouanga
Player ratingsFact
HOU's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.4–6.9. McGlynn led the card at 8.4.

HOU

21Jack McGlynnMF908.45
30Júnior UrsoMF907.70
2Franco EscobarDF907.50
25Griffin DorseyDF907.53
6ArturMF907.41
24Femi AwodesuDF907.30
28Erik SviatchenkoDF907.31
27Sebastian KowalczykMF817.12
26Blake GillinghamGK907.00
18Ibrahim AliyuFW96.90
10Ezequiel PonceFW906.90
8Amine BassiMF876.80
4Ethan BartlowDF10.00
20Nicolás LodeiroMF30.00

LAF

80Odin HolmMF697.41
4Eddie SeguraDF907.41
5MarlonDF697.20
8Mark DelgadoMF117.22
99Denis BouangaFW907.12
11Timothy TillmanMF217.00
43Adam SaldañaMF906.90
30David MartínezFW696.90
27Nathan OrdazFW216.81
22Cengiz ÜnderFW216.80
91Nkosi TafariDF906.70
29Artem SmolyakovDF906.70
20Yaw YeboahMF796.71
9Olivier GiroudFW696.70
14Sergi PalenciaDF216.50
1Hugo LlorisGK906.40
Missing playersFact
HOU named 2 absences.
xAnalysis

LAF had none stored.

HOU

  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable
  • Lawrence EnnaliUnavailable

LAF

None stored.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with HOU.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 94–6, HOU to LAF.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
HOU held territory in LAF's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 32% of the night in LAF's third and 22% in HOU's.

HOU thirdMiddleLAF third
22%46%32%
HOULAF
Match statsFact
HOU had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 59%–41%.

HOULAF

Possession

59% – 41%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

559 – 387

Lge 461.9

Corners

9 – 4

Lge 4.8

Tackles

11 – 15

Lge 15.4

npxG

0.59 – 0.67