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Houston Dynamo

1–0

xG 2.82–0.48

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

St. Louis City

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Sat 28 Jun, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

HOU deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with HOU.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
HOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.50–0.42.

HOULOU
2.50Open play0.42
0.32Set play0.06
0.24Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
HOU were working into good areas, 18 shots for three big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 18–7.

HOULOU

Shots

18 – 7

xG / shot

0.16 – 0.07

On target

6 – 1

Inside box

13 – 4

Outside box

5 – 3

Blocked

3 – 4

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

3 – 0

Big missed

2 – 0

KeeperFact
Both keepers beat the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.27–0.49.

HOU

0.27

xG prevented

LOU

0.49

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
HOU scored first.
xAnalysis

It was the only goal, in the 66'.

First half

  • 2'Yellow, Joseph Zalinsky (Foul).
  • 15'Akil Watts on, Alfredo Morales off.
  • 21'Yellow, Jayden Reid (Foul).
  • 38'Yellow, Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas (Foul).
  • 43'Yellow, Ben Lundt.

Second half

  • 46'Lawrence Ennali on, Duane Holmes off.
  • 46'Cedric Teuchert on, Conrad Wallem off.
  • 46'Tomas Totland on, Joseph Zalinsky off.
  • 54'Ethan Bartlow on, Erik Sviatchenko off.
  • 66'Ezequiel Ponce scores (left foot shot, Felipe Andrade).
  • 67'Xande Silva on, Célio Pompeu off.
  • 73'Tomas Ostrák on, Jayden Reid off.
  • 77'Kyle Hiebert on, Jake Girdwood-Reich off.
  • 77'Sebastian Kowalczyk on, Ondrej Lingr off.
  • 85'Femi Awodesu on, Felipe Andrade off.
  • 85'Nicolás Lodeiro on, Amine Bassi off.
  • 90+6'Yellow, Franco Escobar (Time wasting).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
Both started a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

That is HOU's season.

HOU · 4-2-3-1LOU · 4-2-3-1

268910142228313536136911121317277199EscobarArturBassiLingrPonceHolmesCabezasSviatchenkoBondRainesAndradeBürkiGirdwood-Re…WallemKlaussBecherPompeuWentzelHartelMoralesZalinskyReid
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.1–6.8. Andrade was the top mark.

HOU

36Felipe AndradeDF857.72
2Franco EscobarDF907.42
8Amine BassiMF857.47
28Erik SviatchenkoDF547.20
6ArturMF907.10
10Ezequiel PonceFW907.10
31Jonathan BondGK907.00
9Ondrej LingrMF776.90
11Lawrence EnnaliFW446.91
4Ethan BartlowDF366.91
14Duane HolmesMF466.82
27Sebastian KowalczykMF136.60
24Femi AwodesuDF56.60
35Brooklyn RainesMF906.60
20Nicolás LodeiroMF56.51
22Pablo Antonio Ortiz CabezasDF906.50

LOU

1Roman BürkiGK907.40
3Jake Girdwood-ReichDF777.20
20Akil WattsDF757.01
9João KlaussFW907.03
7Tomas OstrákMF177.00
6Conrad WallemMF466.80
17Marcel HartelMF906.81
36Cedric TeuchertFW446.80
13Michael WentzelDF906.70
71Joseph ZalinskyDF466.71
22Kyle HiebertDF136.70
45Xande SilvaFW236.50
12Célio PompeuMF676.50
27Alfredo MoralesMF156.50
39Ben LundtGK06.50
14Tomas TotlandDF446.40
11Simon BecherMF906.40
99Jayden ReidDF736.40
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 1–1.

HOU

  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable

LOU

  • Joakim NilssonUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
Pressure stayed shared.
xAnalysis

Neither side pulled the minute series far off centre.

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

The ball spent 33% of the night in LOU's third and 19% in HOU's.

HOU thirdMiddleLOU third
19%49%33%
HOULOU
Match statsFact
Possession was shared.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 48%–52%.

HOULOU

Possession

48% – 52%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

426 – 474

Lge 461.9

Corners

7 – 0

Lge 4.8

Tackles

15 – 21

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.82 – 0.48